ABC 11 Eyewitness News Anchor Barbara Gibbs Serves as Emcee for "Auction for the Animals"

Raleigh, NC, September 12, 2010 --(PR.com)-- ABC 11 Eyewitness News (http://www.abc11.com) has announced that news anchor Barbara Gibbs served as Master of Ceremonies for the Second Chance Pet Adoptions’ 10th Annual Auction for the Animals event, held July 31 at Casper’s Delightful Inspirations. Gibbs helped present the auction’s numerous activities that included a silent auction, chance auction, live auction and raffle drawing. Auctioned items included Doggie Daycare gift certificates, a $100 Bailey’s Fine Jewelry gift card and Disney World Park Hopper Passes. There was a magic show and a Doggie DNA Guessing Game as well.

Quotes:
“Second Chance Pet Adoption’s Auction for the Animals is always an exciting community event, and we were honored to be a part of it,” said John Idler, president and general manager of ABC11 Eyewitness News. “This event was a great way to raise awareness of the needs of homeless pets in the Triangle.”

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Details:
- Gibbs co-anchors Eyewitness News morning and noon newscasts with John Clark and AccuWeather Meteorologist Glenn Willey.

- She regularly helps with the Jimmy V Jr. Celebrity Golf Classic each year, raising money for pediatric cancer research.

- Before coming to Raleigh, Gibbs anchored and reported in Lexington, Ky. with WTVQ and Roanoke, Va. with WSLS-TV.

- Gibbs resides in Raleigh with her Maltese, Sophie.

About ABC11 Eyewitness News:
ABC11 Eyewitness News provides 33 hours of local news every week, serving more than 1 million households in a 23-county area in North Carolina and Virginia. Eyewitness News also provides news, weather and sports information 24 hours a day on ABC11.com as well as serving two additional digital channels, ABC11 Eyewitness News Now on Time Warner cable channel 213, and Live Well HD on Time Warner 212. ABC11 WTVD is part of the Disney-ABC Television Group, which is home to all of The Walt Disney Company's worldwide entertainment and news television properties. For more information, go to http://www.abc11.com.

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