AGE — 63; born Dec. 22, 1945, in Glasgow, Ky.
EDUCATION — B.A. in English literature, Wellesley College, 1967.
CAREER — Co-anchor of ABC News' "Good Morning America," January 1999-present; anchor of ABC's "Primetime," 1989-present; correspondent, CBS News' "60 Minutes," 1984-89; anchor of "CBS Morning News," 1981-84; CBS News correspondent, 1978-81; part of the Nixon-Ford transition team, 1974-75; assisted former President Nixon in writing his memoirs, 1974; reporter, WLKY-TV, Louisville, Ky., 1967-70.
FAMILY — Husband, director Mike Nichols, who won an Academy Award for Best Director for "The Graduate"; no children.
QUOTE — "There is no one like Charlie Gibson, and it is an enormous honor to join the terrific broadcast he and the great team of journalists have built at 'World News.' Until then, I'll be getting up early and spending mornings, as always, counting myself so lucky to be with Robin, Chris and Sam and the incredibly smart, talented and dedicated team at 'Good Morning America.'" — Sept. 2, 2009, upon being named "World News" anchor.
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