Tom Gibney (1936 – April 5, 2021 ) was a television anchor from 1973 to 2007 in

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. Gibney was evening news anchor at

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in Toronto, and also the former host for the

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draws (which were syndicated to several stations in

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) until entering semi-retirement. A native of

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, he resided in

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, until his death. Gibney had been a fixture behind the desk at CFTO-TV in Toronto for well over two decades. The

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, native first arrived in Toronto in 1973. On April 6, 2001, Gibney entered semi-retirement and in November 2007, officially retired from CTV. Gibney was at the helm of CFTO News for 27 years. Gibney has an uncredited cameo in the 1976 film ''

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'', playing an announcer at the UBS television network – the movie's studio scenes were filmed at CFTO. Gibney died April 5, 2021, at the age of 84.

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