John Gibson (political commentator)
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John David Gibson (born 25 July 1946) an American conservative talk show host, co-hosting the weekday edition of The Big Story on the Fox News television channel and The John Gibson Show on Fox News Radio.
Early career
Gibson earned a BA from the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. He began his reporting career with The Hollywood Reporter (1969-1972) and worked for Atlantic Records (1972-1974). Gibson worked for KFWB-AM (1974-1975) and KEYT-TV (1975-1977). At KCRA, he was anchor of Weekend Magazine (1977-1979) and San Francisco bureau chief (1979-1989).[1]
Beginning in 1992, Gibson worked as an NBC News as a correspondent in Burbank, California. In 1994, he became the first West coast correspondent for NBC News Channel. He covered the O.J. Simpson trial for NBC News Channel and Rivera Live on CNBC.[2] In 1996 he was named anchor for daytime programming on MSNBC.[1]
Career with Fox News
Gibson joined the Fox News Channel in September 2000 as the host of its news program The Big Story. He also wrote the New York Times bestselling books Hating America: The New World Sport and The War on Christmas.[2]
Books
- Gibson, John. The War on Christmas: How the Liberal Plot to Ban the Sacred Christian Holiday Is Worse Than You Thought. (Sentinel, 2005). ISBN 1-59523-016-5.
- Gibson, John (2004). Hating America: The New World Sport. (ReganBooks, 2004) ISBN 0-06-058010-0.
Footnotes
- ^ a b "John Gibson Named Anchor For Daytime Programming on MSNBC Cable", PR Newswire, April 30, 1996
- ^ a b "John Gibson - Bio". Fox News. 2007-09-14. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
External links
- John Gibson's official website
- Fox News biography
- Stories on John Gibson from Salon.com
- Stories on John Gibson from Media Matters for America
- "He's Being as Hateful as He Can: Why can't John Gibson make the big time at Fox?", Peter Hart, Extra!, Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting, September/October 2005