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New era begins at ABC News

When Diane Sawyer replaces Charles Gibson, 2 of 3 broadcast networks will have women as lead anchors.


Charles Gibson to Retire from ‘World News’ (Scott Mayerowitz/ABCNEWS)

Scott Mayerowitz / ABCNEWS:
Charles Gibson to Retire from ‘World News’  —  Diane Sawyer Will Replace ‘World News’ Anchor in January  —  Charles Gibson, who has served as anchor of “World News” since May of 2006, announced this morning that he will step down from the post at the end of this year and retire from full-time employment at ABC News.

Diane Sawyer Replacing Charlie Gibson As ABC “World News” Anchor

Diane Sawyer will replace Charlie Gibson as ABC "World News" anchor, the New York Post's Michael Starr first reported. Sawyer will become the second woman to solo-anchor the evening news, joining Katie Couric, who helms the "CBS Evening News." The move will make Brian Williams the lone man anchoring the network evening newscasts. Gibson told colleagues Wednesday that he would be leaving the program in January. He has anchored since 2006. The New York Times' Bill Carter reports that Gibson decided to step down "after long conversations with ABC News president David Westin." "It has not be


Google Hot Trends 2009-09-01 20:52:38

1 <b>Gmail Down</b> for Several Hours <b>Gmail</b>, the popular e-mail service offered by Google, went <b>down</b> for several hours today, though by late afternoon, eastern time, the company said, &quot;We&#39;ve fixed the issue, and <b>Gmail</b> should be back up and running as usual. &quot;We&#39;re still investigating the root cause of this outage and we&#39;ll share <b>...</b> ABC News http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=8466606 2 &#39;<b>People of Walmart</b>&#39; blog holds up mirror to middle America Initially conceived as somewhat of an inside joke between (genuinely <b>Wal-Mart</b> loving) friends, the blog “<b>People of Wal-Mart</b>” has become a viral sensation. <b>People of Wal-Mart</b> is a photo blog devoted to America&#39;s mightiest retailer, a compendium of the strange combination of OMGWTF and “oh, huh, <b>...</b> The Inquisitr http://www.inquisitr.com/35244/people-of-walmart-blog-holds-up-mirror-to-middle-america/ 3 Google gets <b>Gmail</b> back on its feet after <b>outage</b> If customers perceive that <b>Gmail</b> isn&#39;t reliable, they won&#39;t adopt it. Every <b>Gmail outage</b> makes companies think twice before adopting the free email solution.&quot; Twitter erupted with frustrated tweets from users unable to access their <b>Gmail</b> accounts. Tweets ranged from: &quot;<b>Gmail</b>, where did you go? <b>...</b> Computerworld http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9137395/Google_gets_Gmail_back_on_its_feet_after_outage 4 Dressed for success, Sharapova advances at US Open September 1, 2009 By AP Photo credit: AP | Maria Sharapova, of Russia, serves to Tsvetana <b>Pironkova</b>, of Bulgaria, during the first round of the US Open tennis tournament in New York, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2009. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings) NEW YORK (AP) — Maria Sharapova has advanced to the second <b>...</b> Newsday http://www.newsday.com/news/new-york/dressed-for-success-sharapova-advances-at-us-open-1.1415066 5 <b>Gmail</b> Down: <b>Gmail</b> Outage, <b>Gmail</b> Problems By Cathryn Friar Was your <b>Gmail not working</b> today? Mine wasn&#39;t either. <b>Gmail&#39;s</b> problems seem to be improving but the status of today&#39;s great <b>Gmail</b> crash is a mystery. Read more below and watch a video. After a while, I stopped counting the number of <b>Gmail</b> server errors I got today. <b>...</b> Right Pundits http://www.rightpundits.com/?p=4672 6 Google <b>Gmail</b> Outage: <b>Problems</b> and server error We are getting reports of a major Google <b>Gmail</b> outage today – September 1st 2009 – with reports of a <b>Gmail</b> server error. Have you had any <b>Gmail problems</b> today? The Washington Post reported today that users of the free e-mail service from Google were shocked to find <b>Gmail</b> down. <b>...</b> Product Reviews http://www.product-reviews.net/2009/09/01/google-gmail-outage-problems-and-server-error/ 7 Bikini teacher Tiffany Shepherd now makes <b>Leah Lust Video</b> Tiffany Shepherd is now <b>Leah Lust</b>. The out of work teacher now stars in a <b>Leah</b> <b>Lust Video</b>. Tiffany Shepherd used to be a Florida teacher. On weekends she worked on a fishing charter. The only snag is that the fishing charter asked it&#39;s employees to trot around in skimpy bikinis, and the school <b>...</b> Zimbio http://www.zimbio.com/Tiffany+Shepherd/articles/j2do8xTgtWf/Bikini+teacher+Tiffany+Shepherd+now+makes 8 <b>Gmail Down</b>… Users Seen Fleeing for the Hills! IMAP &amp; POP3 Still <b>...</b> by the BerryReview Team on <b>September 1st</b>, <b>2009</b> at 4:53 pm EST Talk about a crazy day. Users everywhere are staring at empty screens and trying to see if the world has come crashing <b>down</b>. <b>Gmail</b> and Google Apps Mail are all <b>down</b> from the web interface after hours of sporadic issues all day. <b>...</b> BerryReview.com http://www.berryreview.com/2009/09/01/gmail-down-users-seen-fleeing-for-the-hills-imap-pop3-still-working/ 9 <b>Callie Rogers</b>, British Teen Lotto Winner, Is Broke at 22 <b>Callie Rogers</b>, the second youngest person to win the lottory in the UK, is broke at 22. <b>Rogers</b> was 16 when she won the £1.9 million jackpot, worth about $3.1 million. <b>Rogers</b> at 16 (Daily Mirror)The mother of two says she blew about $400000 on cocaine, which she calls &quot;a nasty evil drug that <b>...</b> Zimbio http://www.zimbio.com/Callie+Rogers/articles/UzREq60a93l/Callie+Rogers+British+Teen+Lotto+Winner+Broke 10 TV Firm Admits Jacko <b>Hoax Video</b> &#39;Experiment&#39; A <b>hoax video</b> which claimed to show <b>Michael Jackson</b> after his death was an experiment on online conspiracy theories, the broadcaster which created it has said. German TV company RTL posted the clip on YouTube for one day and it received 880000 hits. It has since removed the <b>video</b> from the website <b>...</b> Sky News http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Showbiz-News/Michael-Jackson-Hoax-Video-Apparently-Showing-Jacko-Alive-Was-Experiment-RTL-Says/Article/200909115373045

Google Hot Trends 2009-09-01 18:52:31

1 <b>Gmail Down</b> for Several Hours <b>Gmail</b>, the popular e-mail service offered by Google, went <b>down</b> for several hours today, though by late afternoon, eastern time, the company said, &quot;We&#39;ve fixed the issue, and <b>Gmail</b> should be back up and running as usual. &quot;We&#39;re still investigating the root cause of this outage and we&#39;ll share <b>...</b> ABC News http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=8466606 2 <b>Gmail outage</b> deprives millions of e-mail (CNN) -- <b>Gmail</b>, Google&#39;s popular free e-mail service, was inaccessible to many of its 36 million users Tuesday afternoon, causing widespread chatter on Twitter and other social networks. Many <b>Gmail</b> users encountered this error message Tuesday afternoon. The cause of the <b>outage</b>, which Google said <b>...</b> CNN http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/09/01/gmail.outage/ 3 Google says <b>Gmail</b> outage resolved Google&#39;s last major technical problem occurred in May, leaving millions of people unable to use popular services such as its main search page, as well as <b>Gmail</b> and Google News. The hour-long outage affected Web surfers <b>not</b> only in the United States but in other countries and numerous other <b>...</b> AFP http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5geayXO9JGu3KFFTcgBy_3P4DuQbQ 4 Google <b>Gmail</b> Outage: <b>Problems</b> and server error We are getting reports of a major Google <b>Gmail</b> outage today – September 1st 2009 – with reports of a <b>Gmail</b> server error. Have you had any <b>Gmail problems</b> today? The Washington Post reported today that users of the free e-mail service from Google were shocked to find <b>Gmail</b> down. <b>...</b> Product Reviews http://www.product-reviews.net/2009/09/01/google-gmail-outage-problems-and-server-error/ 5 <b>Gmail&#39;s Down</b>. Here&#39;s How to Check Its Status We will provide an update by <b>September 1</b>, <b>2009</b> 5:16:00 PM UTC-4 detailing when we expect to resolve the problem. Users can access their email via IMAP or POP. You can find instructions for how to do this here. Google&#39;s e-mail service is out of order right now, but if you want to check on its <b>...</b> New York Times http://gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/01/gmails-down-heres-how-to-check-its-status/?hp 6 VH1 Tool Academy 2 premiere: Maximum &#39;pisstivity&#39; and a major meltdown Want more? Head to the top of the page and choose the subscribe option to be notified every time I add an article. All articles by Brenna Williams copyrighted. For permission to reproduce any article in part or whole, email dallas.sr.examiner@<b>gmail</b>.com All Tool Academy images from VH1. <b>...</b> Examiner.com http://www.examiner.com/x-11033-Dallas-Sex-and-Relationships-Examiner~y2009m8d30-VH1-Tool-Academy-2-premiere-Maximum-pisstivity-and-a-major-meltdown 7 Google <b>Gmail</b> Outage: Problems and <b>server error</b> We are getting reports of a major Google <b>Gmail</b> outage today – September 1st 2009 – with reports of a <b>Gmail server error</b>. Have you had any <b>Gmail</b> problems today? The Washington Post reported today that users of the free e-mail service from Google were shocked to find <b>Gmail</b> down. <b>...</b> Product Reviews http://www.product-reviews.net/2009/09/01/google-gmail-outage-problems-and-server-error/ 8 <b>Gmail Status</b>: Web Mail Loads Slow, Access <b>Gmail</b> via IMAP or POP When <b>Gmail</b> is down the Internet stops doesn&#39;t it? Well if you don&#39;t, the recent <b>Gmail</b> outage today definitely proved a point in here. Checking up the <b>Gmail</b> <b>Status</b> page, it turns out that Google already knows about the issue and “are continuing to investigate” it. They are expected to make it <b>...</b> DeviceMAG http://www.devicemag.com/2009/09/01/gmail-status-web-mail-loads-slow-access-gmail-via-imap-or-pop/ 9 <b>Tropical Storm Erika</b> forms near northern Leeward Islands MIAMI — A swirl of bad weather developed into <b>Tropical Storm Erika</b> Tuesday just east of the Caribbean basin near the northern Leeward Islands, the US National Hurricane Center said. Island governments across the region issued <b>storm</b> watches in preparation for the arrival of <b>Erika</b>, which at 2100 <b>...</b> AFP http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hQPBDY-TnuaQa_V-WZmWWZhTBy7A 10 Google mail <b>crash</b>: millions of users across the world affected &quot;We know many of you are having trouble accessing <b>Gmail</b> right now – we are too, and we definitely feel your pain,&quot; he said. &quot;Because this is impacting so many of you, we wanted to let you know we&#39;re currently looking into the issue and hope to have more info to share here shortly. <b>...</b> Telegraph.co.uk http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/google/6123797/Google-mail-crash-millions-of-users-across-the-world-affected.html