Charlie Gaddy Biography, Age, Wife, Education, Career, Books, Networth

Charlie Gaddy Biography

Charlie Gaddy, is a former Raleigh, North Carolina television anchorman for WRAL-TV. He anchored the evening news for over 20 years. He was born on 17th September 1931 in Biscoe, North Carolina in 1931. He worked for radio station WPTF for ten years.

Charlie Gaddy Age/Family

Charlie was born on September 17th 1931 ( he is 87 years old as of 2018 )His father worked for Carolina Power & Light, and when Charlie grew old enough, he worked summers for the power company climbing poles and doing odd-jobs.

Charlie Gaddy Wife/Kids

Charlie is married to Nancy the met while working at NBC. There is no information if they have kids.

Charlie Gaddy Education

Charlie earned his degree at Guilford College and was almost immediately drafted into the Army. He spent two years in the service and then moved to Washington, DC with the idea of going to law school. After a half semester, he knew the law profession was not for him, so he withdrew from classes and started looking for a job in the nation’s capital.

Charlie Gaddy Career

Charlie worked for radio station WPTF for ten years. In his 30’s, he moved to Raleigh when he joined WRAL-TV 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.

1981 Battista accepted an offer with CNN, 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 1st, 1994, Gaddy retired from WRAL-TV after 24 years.

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.