ABC's Gibson won't anchor here because Chicago lost

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Posted by chicagomedia.org on October 02, 2009 at 18:27:57:

Chicago loses 2016 Games vote, and then Charles Gibson's ABC 'World News'

With the International Olympic Committee voting for Rio de Janiero as host of the 2016 Summer Games, ABC's Charles Gibson has elected to jet back to New York and anchor Friday's edition of "World News" from there rather than Chicago, an also ran with Madrid and Tokyo

ABC News on Thursday had said Gibson was to anchor "World News" from Chicago as well as report a news bulletin from Daley Plaza when the 2016 host city was announced earlier at the IOC meeting in Copenhagen.

That plan was scrapped after Chicago was knocked out of the IOC balloting in the first of three rounds despite an appearance by President Barack Obama as part of the U.S. presentation.

"World News" airs locally at 5:30 p.m. weekdays on ABC-owned WLS-Ch. 7.

(Phil Rosenthal, Chicago Tribune)

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: Chicago loses 2016 Games vote, and then Charles Gibson's ABC 'World News' : : With the International Olympic Committee voting for Rio de Janiero as host of the 2016 Summer Games, ABC's Charles Gibson has elected to jet back to New York and anchor Friday's edition of "World News" from there rather than Chicago, an also ran with Madrid and Tokyo : ABC News on Thursday had said Gibson was to anchor "World News" from Chicago as well as report a news bulletin from Daley Plaza when the 2016 host city was announced earlier at the IOC meeting in Copenhagen. : That plan was scrapped after Chicago was knocked out of the IOC balloting in the first of three rounds despite an appearance by President Barack Obama as part of the U.S. presentation. : "World News" airs locally at 5:30 p.m. weekdays on ABC-owned WLS-Ch. 7. : (Phil Rosenthal, Chicago Tribune)

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