Correction: 1977, not 1978. On Wednesday, November 10, 2021 at 3:28:29 PM UTC-5 Diner wrote:
> Gardner, lead anchor at 6ABC Action News in Philadelphia and the top-rated > (by far) anchor in the city for his entire run, has announced he will be > leaving the 11 pm newscast in January but continue to do the 6 pm newscast > until his retirement at the end of 2022. > > Gardner is 73 and has been the 6 and 11 pm anchor since 1978, when he > replaced Larry Kane. > > I believe he is the last remaining solo anchor in a major market. > > Oh, and I ran into him once at a car wash. > > https://twitter.com/6abc/status/1458528498503634945 > > > https://6abc.com/jim-gardner-retirement-action-news-anchor-6abc-philadelphia-tv-station/11220502/ > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/c193e4e9-1084-4707-bd15-f424511f680bn%40googlegroups.com.
