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Gaddy was born in Biscoe, North Carolina in 1931.
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Charlie Gaddy
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He anchored the evening news for over 20 years. He retired in 1994. His first appearance on television was as staff announcer with National Broadcasting Company in 1960. He subsequently worked for radio station WPTF for ten years.
In his 30"s, he moved to Raleigh when he joined WRAL-television in 1970 to host Good Morning Charlie Four years later, he joined the Action News 5 team with Bobbie Battista, Bob DeBardelaben and Rich Brenner.
In 1981 Battista accepted an offer with Cable News Network, Atlanta, and Gaddy became the solo anchor until Adele Arakawa joined in 1983 and Tom Suiter became the new sports anchor in 1982. On July 1, 1994 Gaddy retired from WRAL-television after 24 years.
In 2006, he joined a reunion newscast with Battista, DeBardelaben and Tom Suiter, although he has appeared on WRAListens. The Charlie Gaddy Center for Children was named in honor of Gaddy"s public service in support of United Cerebral Palsy of North Carolina.
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