# Charlie Gaddy

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{{Short description|American news presenter (1931–2025)}}
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| name               = Charlie Gaddy
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| birth_date         = {{Birth date|1931|9|17}}
| birth_place        = [Roxboro, North Carolina](/source/Roxboro%2C_North_Carolina), U.S.
| death_date         = {{Death date and age|2025|6|12|1931|9|17}}
| death_place        = [North Carolina](/source/North_Carolina), U.S.
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| occupation         = [Television news](/source/Television_news) [anchor](/source/news_presenter)
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'''Charlie Gaddy''' (September 17, 1931 – June 12, 2025) was an American television anchorman for [WRAL-TV](/source/WRAL-TV) from [Raleigh, North Carolina](/source/Raleigh%2C_North_Carolina). He anchored the evening news for over 20 years, before retiring in 1994.

==Life and career==
Gaddy was born in [Roxboro, North Carolina](/source/Roxboro%2C_North_Carolina) on September 17, 1931, and later grew up in [Biscoe, North Carolina](/source/Biscoe%2C_North_Carolina). He was a graduate of [Guilford College](/source/Guilford_College). His first appearance on television was as staff announcer with [NBC](/source/NBC) in 1960.<ref name="mtairy">
{{cite news
|newspaper=The Mount Airy News
|date=1999-12-21
|first=Tom
|last=Foreman
|title=Kinard, Gaddy, Hardee Were Broadcast Pioneers
|publisher=AP 
|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=SHBAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8lYMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5163,8793125
}}</ref> In his 30s, he moved to Raleigh and subsequently worked for radio station [WPTF](/source/WPTF) for ten years as the host of ''Ask Your Neighbor''<ref name="mtairy"/>  before joining WRAL-TV in 1970 to host ''Good Morning Charlie''<ref name="star">
{{cite news
|newspaper=Star-News 
|date=1973-03-28
|title=Charlie Gaddy returns as pageant emcee 
|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Mmo0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=8QkEAAAAIBAJ&pg=938,6249069
}}</ref> After working various other positions at the station, Gaddy was named anchor of the evening newscasts in 1974. By the end of the decade, he was a major part of the number-one-rated ''Action News 5'' team with co-anchor [Bobbie Battista](/source/Bobbie_Battista), weatherman Bob DeBardelaben and sports anchor [Rich Brenner](/source/Rich_Brenner). In 1981, Battista accepted an offer with [CNN](/source/CNN), Atlanta, and Gaddy became the solo anchor until [Adele Arakawa](/source/Adele_Arakawa) joined in 1983 and [Tom Suiter](/source/Tom_Suiter) became the new sports anchor in 1981. On July 1, 1994, Gaddy retired from WRAL-TV after 24 years. In 2006, he joined a reunion newscast with Battista, DeBardelaben and Tom Suiter, although he appeared on WRAListens.

The Charlie Gaddy Center for Children was named in honor of Gaddy's public service in support of [United Cerebral Palsy](/source/United_Cerebral_Palsy) of North Carolina.<ref>
{{cite web
|title= Former WRAL Anchor Honored for Community Service 
|url=http://www.cbc-raleigh.com/capcom/news/2010/wraltv_10/gaddy_award/gaddy_award.html
|accessdate=2011-01-29
}}</ref>

Gaddy was named to the Mid-South Emmy Award Silver Circle.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://nashville.emmyonline.org/ |title=Mid-South Emmy Awards |access-date=2012-08-13 |archive-date=2010-02-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100206120004/http://nashville.emmyonline.org/ |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Gaddy died on June 12, 2025, at the age of 93.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wral.com/story/longtime-wral-anchor-charlie-gaddy-dies/4546249/|title='The loss of a giant:' WRAL, Triangle mourn longtime anchor Charlie Gaddy|date=June 12, 2025|website=WRAL.com}}</ref>

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