Just as Jim Gardner did when he left the 11pm Newscast this past January, Jim Gardner's final signoff was tonight, and he gave a classy, eloquent closing speech
There were exactly two reporter stories.,
After which, weather anchor Cecily Tynan gave the weather, and Sports Anchor Duceus Rogers gave the sports.
Following this, Jim , being the class act that he is, finished with an elaborate closing speech, as Jim thanked those he worked with over the years, and the viewers.
Now, Jim is retired.
I will not be watching WPVI news online going forward.
They have a fine newsteam, and Jim's successor on the 6 pm news, Brian Taff, is a great newscaster.
As is Rick Williams, the man who replaced Jim on the 11pm news last January.
Yet, as good as they are, they are not Jim.
There will be a one hour primetime special honoring Jim's career on WPVI.com tomorrow night, which I hope to watch.
After an almost two decade journey with Jim through my own personal triumphs and tragedies, I wish Jim all the best.
Yet , for myself, it will never be the same.
I will greatly miss watching his newscast every night, as I had been doing for almost two decades.
There were exactly two reporter stories.,
After which, weather anchor Cecily Tynan gave the weather, and Sports Anchor Duceus Rogers gave the sports.
Following this, Jim , being the class act that he is, finished with an elaborate closing speech, as Jim thanked those he worked with over the years, and the viewers.
Now, Jim is retired.
I will not be watching WPVI news online going forward.
They have a fine newsteam, and Jim's successor on the 6 pm news, Brian Taff, is a great newscaster.
As is Rick Williams, the man who replaced Jim on the 11pm news last January.
Yet, as good as they are, they are not Jim.
There will be a one hour primetime special honoring Jim's career on WPVI.com tomorrow night, which I hope to watch.
After an almost two decade journey with Jim through my own personal triumphs and tragedies, I wish Jim all the best.
Yet , for myself, it will never be the same.
I will greatly miss watching his newscast every night, as I had been doing for almost two decades.
