Legendary Action News Anchor Jim Gardner was part of Monday's Phambassador on Deck Pep Rally at Independence Mall.
Action News viewers gathered outside of our studios beginning at 4 p.m. for a "tailgate" of sorts. Jim even made a special appearance before his final broadcast.
"What I need you to know is how much I'm going to miss you," Jim said to our Action News viewers as he concluded his final broadcast.
Before his final newscast, Jim recalled his days working with two incredible co-anchors we lost-- Gary Papa and Jim O'Brien.
While we've been looking back at Jim Gardner's remarkable 46-year career here at Action News, we also look to the future. Aspiring journalists have turned to Jim as an example.
The 4100 block of Monument Road, the home of the Action News studio, will now be known as Jim Gardner Way.