
What Is Charles Gibson’s Net Worth?
Charles Gibson, the former broadcast television anchor and journalist, has a net worth of $50 million. He hosted “Good Morning America” from 1987 to 2006 and “World News with Charles Gibson” from 2006 to 2009. He also co-anchored “20/20” (1998–2000) and “Primetime” (2000–2004) and moderated numerous political debates.
Gibson delivered his final “World News” broadcast on December 18, 2009, and in 2022, he began co-hosting the podcast “The Bookcase.” He also appeared in the 2007 TV movie “Elmo’s Christmas Countdown” and a 2016 episode of the Netflix series “House of Cards,” and he co-wrote the 2008 TV special “Audition: Barbara Walters’ Journey.”
Charles Gibson’s Salary at “Good Morning America”
During the height of his career at “Good Morning America,” Charles Gibson earned a salary of $7 million annually.
Early Life and Education
Charles Gibson was born in Evanston, Illinois, in 1943, and grew up in Washington, D.C. He attended Sidwell Friends School before graduating from Princeton University in 1965 with an A.B. in history. While at Princeton, he was a member of the Tower Club, worked as the News Director for the school’s radio station, and wrote a senior thesis on pre-famine Ireland.
After college, Gibson served in the U.S. Coast Guard in 1966 and later became an honorary chair of the National Coast Guard Museum Association in 2014.
Charles Gibson’s Career Highlights
Charles Gibson began his career as a producer at RKO General and later worked as an anchor and reporter at WLVA television in Virginia. He joined ABC News in 1975 and served as a White House correspondent, general assignment reporter, and House of Representatives correspondent. Gibson co-anchored ABC’s “Good Morning America” with Joan Lunden from 1987 to 1998, and again from 1999 to 2006. He also anchored “World News Tonight” from 2006 to 2009 and co-moderated the Democratic Party’s presidential election debate in 2008. Gibson retired from “World News with Charles Gibson” in 2009 and currently co-hosts the ABC Audio podcast “The Bookcase” with his daughter Kate.
Personal Life and Philanthropy
Charles Gibson married Arlene Joy in 1968 and they have two daughters. He served on the board of trustees at Princeton University from 2006 to 2015 and delivered commencement addresses at Vassar College, Monmouth University, and Union College. He received honorary degrees from Monmouth University and Union College, and donated $75,000 to establish the Burdett Gibson Class of 1923 Scholarship.
Accolades and Awards
Charles Gibson was nominated for Daytime Emmy awards for “Good Morning America” in 1990, 1991, 1994, 1995, and 1996. He also received over a dozen News & Documentary Emmy nominations and won several awards, including Special Classification for Outstanding News and Documentary Program Achievement and Outstanding Coverage of a Continuing News Story in a News Magazine. In 2006, he won a Writers Guild of America Award for News – Regularly Scheduled, Bulletin or Breaking Report for “Peter Jennings Remembered.” Additionally, he received a National Journalism Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Humanities in 1973, a Paul White Award from the Radio Television Digital News Association in 2006, and the Fred Friendly First Amendment Award from Quinnipiac University in 2008.
Charles Gibson’s Ski Chalet on Sale for $9.4 Million
Charles Gibson has put his ski chalet in Park City, Utah, on the market for $9.4 million. The home was built in 1995 and designed by his brother, and measures 8,507 square feet. The property boasts five bedrooms, seven bathrooms, glass walls, a game room, an office, and a hot tub.
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