John Gibson (political commentator)
John Gibson | |
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| Born | John David Gibson July 25, 1946 Los Angeles, California , U.S. |
| Occupation | Talk show host |
| Years active | 1969–present |
| Spouse | Susan McHugh (1979–present) |
| Children | 1 |
John David Gibson (born July 25, 1946) is an American
Career
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Gibson earned a
Beginning in 1992, Gibson worked as an
Gibson joined the
On March 12, 2008, Fox News Channel announced that The Big Story was being replaced with
As of September 2008, he began hosting the
Gibson vs. the BBC
In 2004 Gibson said that the
Gibson's criticisms were rejected by UK regulator Ofcom when it investigated viewer complaints about his item. Ofcom also found that Gibson's broadcast was in violation of several UK television regulations, concluding that Gibson's commentary did not display a "respect for truth", failed to offer the BBC a chance to respond to the allegations, and was based on "false evidence."[6]
Public comments
Gibson as a commentator often attracts criticism.[7][8][9][10]
Following the
In a 2008 edition of his radio show, Gibson commented on actor Heath Ledger's death the day before. He opened the segment with funeral music and played a clip of Jake Gyllenhaal's famous line "I wish I knew how to quit you" from Ledger's film Brokeback Mountain; and then said "Well, I guess he found out how to quit you." Among other remarks, Gibson called Ledger a "weirdo" with "a serious drug problem".[12] The next day, he addressed outcry over his remarks by saying that they were in the context of jokes he had been making for months about Brokeback Mountain, and that "There's no point in passing up a good joke."[13] Gibson later apologized on his television and radio shows.[14][15]
In February 2009,
Books
- Gibson, John. How the Left Swiftboated America: The Liberal Media Conspiracy to Make You Think George Bush Was the Worst President in History. (ISBN 978-0-06-179289-2.
- Gibson, John. ISBN 1-59523-016-5.
- Gibson, John. 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. September 14, 2007. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "Fox Votes Out the Big Story", The New York Times, March 3, 2008. Retrieved on 2008-03-12.
- ^ "Ofcom criticises Fox News Channel". Digital Spy. 14 June 2004.
- ^ Liar, liar. Editorial by John Gibson., published on FOXNews.com on January 29, 2004.
- ^ Ofcom Programme complaints bulletin: Standards & Fairness and Privacy number 11 (pdf), June 14, 2004.
- ^ "Gibson defended his comments about race of school shooter, attacked 'Soros-backed' Media Matters", Media Matters for America, October 12, 2007
- ^ Countdown with Keith Olbermann, NBC News, October 11, 2007: transcript
- ^ McNamara, Mary. "John Gibson should lose his platform" Los Angeles Times. January 26, 2008.
- ^ Morning Joe, MSNBC, January 23, 2010
- ^ The John Gibson Show, October 10, 2007
- The Huffington Post. January 23, 2008.
- ^ The John Gibson Show, Fox News Radio, January 25, 2008.
- ^ The Big Story, Fox News, January 24, 2008
- ^ The John Gibson Show, Fox News Radio, January 24, 2008
- ^ a b c Kurtz, Howard (February 25, 2009). "Reporter Loses Job Over Altered Video of Fox's Gibson". The Washington Post. p. C1.
External links
- John Gibson's official website
- Fox News biography
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- John Gibson on Facebook
- John Gibson on Twitter
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