In an e-mail to ABC staffers, anchor Charle Gibson said he’ll step down in January. No big surprise - and no big surprise that he’ll be replaced by Diane Sawyer. I’m skeptical. I’ve always thought Sawyer was a bit over the top emotionwise and more interested in getting people to cry than in getting the news (and don’t throw the “chauvinistic label” on me; I think Lesley Stahl is one of the top 3 interviewers in the business and I’m a fan of Katie Couric).

But who else does ABC have? Maybe Sawyer will prove me wrong and have the right “gravitas” for the job. We’ll see. The good news is that two of three main anchors will be female. It’s about time. Is this the right move for ABC? Who else is there?

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