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| '''Jim Gardner''' is the ] of '''James Goldman''' (born ], ]), an ] ] for ] in ]. | |||
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| == Biography == | |||
| The son of a prominent doctor, Gardner was born and raised in ]. Intending to become a political scientist, he received his BA degree in Political Science from ], where he first entered the field of ]. While working for ], the university's radio station, Gardner reported on student riots which occurred at Columbia in 1968. | |||
| After graduation in 1970 he began working for the news station WINS Radio in New York, and in 1972 began working for WFAS Radio in ], where he was quickly promoted to news director. He intended to study for a Master's degree at ] in 1974, but ] in ] offered him a position as a news reporter, which he took. | |||
| He became the weekend anchor and substitute weekday anchor within six months. Because Buffalo had a relatively small ]ish population, he was pressured by the station's management to use a less ethnic-sounding name. He reluctantly began using the stage name Jim Gardner. While WKBW-TV's regular anchorman was vacationing, Gardner covered the resignation of President ] in 1974, the first major story of his career. In January 1976 Gardner's anchoring of the station's noon news broadcast helped lead it to the top position in the market. | |||
| On ] ] Gardner became a reporter and noon anchor of ] in Philadelphia. In November 1976 he became the anchor of the 5:30 p.m. broadcast. In 1977 he succeeded ] as the anchor of the coveted 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. time slots. | |||
| Important events that Gardner covered include: | |||
| *following ] to ] after the death of ] | |||
| *the return of American hostages taken during the ] to ] in ] | |||
| *reporting the fall of the ] from ] | |||
| *reporting in ] and the ] after the ] | |||
| *every ] and ] ] since 1980 | |||
| *interviewing every President and major presidential candidate since 1976 | |||
| Gardner is active in the Philadelphia metropolitan area and supports several charities. He has sponsored the Jim Gardner Scholarship for journalism and broadcasting students at ] (since 1987), as well as awarding the Jim Gardner Scholarship at Columbia. With the exception of 2005, he as read the ] aloud at Philadelphia's ] every ]. | |||
| The Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia selected Gardner as "Person of the Year" in 1996 and inducted him into their Hall of Fame in 2003. | |||
| == Quotes == | |||
| Regarding reporting the news, Gardner once said, "Our obligation is still fairness, and delivering the news with the right amount of historical context." | |||
| Gardner ends each broadcast with his trademark closing statements: | |||
| 6:00 news cast: "World News Tonight, next on Channel 6. Action News continues at 11, with me, Cecily Tyan, and Gary Papa. For Dave Roberts, Gary Papa, Rick Williams, Monica Malpass, and the entire Action News Team. I'm Jim Gardner. We hope you join us at 11:00." | |||
| 11:00 news cast (Monday-Thursday): "Nightline is next on Channel 6. Action News continues tomorrow morning with Matt O'Donnell, Tamala Edwards, David Murphy, and Karen Rogers. For Gary Papa, Cecily Tyan, and the entire Action News Team. I'm Jim Gardner. Have a good night everyone!" | |||
| 11:00 news cast (Friday Only): Same as the above, except "...Action News continues tomorrow, with Jessica Borg, Walter Perez, and Adam Joseph. For Gary Papa, Cecily Tyan, and the entire Action News Team. I'm Jim Gardner. Have a wonderful and incredible weekend!" | |||
| == Trivia == | |||
| Gardner appeared as himself in an episode of the television series '']''. | |||
| As screenwriter ] grew up in the Philadelphia suburbs, the appearance of the titular character of his film '']'' is inspired by Gardner. | |||
| == External links == | |||
| *{{imdb name|name=Jim Gardner|id=0306976}} | |||
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