Jim Gardner
TV Journalist, TV Personality
1948 –
Who is Jim Gardner?
Jim Gardner is the stage name of James Goldman, an American news anchor for WPVI-TV in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
In 1970, Jim received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Columbia University. It was there where Gardner got his first taste of broadcast journalism. Gardner reported on the "Historic Student Riots" at Columbia in 1968 for the university’s radio station, WKCR-FM. In 1970, Gardner became a desk assistant/writer/producer for 1010 WINS in New York City.
In 1972, Gardner became a reporter for WFAS radio in White Plains, New York, rapidly becoming News Director.
Gardner has worked for WPVI from June 1, 1976 to the present. He currently anchors the 6:00 PM and 11:00 PM weekday newscasts without a co-anchor, which he has done since May 11, 1977. He has covered every Democratic and Republican presidential nominating convention since 1980, and has interviewed every president and major presidential candidate since 1976.
The Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia named Gardner their person of the Year in 1996 and inducted him into their Hall of Fame in 2003. Gardner and his wife, Amy, live in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. They have four children.
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- Born
- May 17, 1948
New York City - Also known as
- James Gardner
- Spouses
- Ethnicity
- Jewish people
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Columbia University
- Bachelor of Arts
- Employment
- TV News Anchor, WPVI-TV
(1977 - )
- TV News Anchor, WPVI-TV
- Lived in
- New York City
- Philadelphia
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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