Diane Sawyer

Description: (Broadcast Journalist Known for Anchoring News Shows 'ABC World News Tonight' and 'Good Morning America')

Lila Diane Sawyer is an American interviewer, anchor, and television journalist. After finishing her education, she began her career as a weather forecaster for WLKY-TV in Louisville and later was promoted to a general assignment post. In 1970, she relocated to Washington, D.C. and initially could not find any work in broadcasting. So she opted for a career change, pursuing governmental jobs. Soon, she was hired as an assistant to Jerry Warren, the deputy press secretary of the White House. Quickly rising through the ranks, she became a staff assistant for US President Richard Nixon and would serve him through the Watergate scandal and his subsequent fall from power. Later, Sawyer returned to journalism, joining CBS News as a general assignment reporter. In the ensuing years, she served as a correspondent for ‘60 Minutes’, co-hosted ‘Primetime Live’, ‘Good Morning America’, and ‘Primetime’, and anchored ABC News’ flagship show ‘ABC World News’ from 2009 to 2014. A trailblazer for female journalists and one of the most recognizable and respectable correspondents in the industry, she has won several awards in her 50-year-long career, including multiple Emmys.

Overview

Birthday December 22, 1945 (Capricorn)
Born In United States
Alternative names Lila Diane Sawyer
Spouse/Ex- Mike Nichols (m. 1988–2014)
Parents Erbon Powers
Jean W. (née Dunagan)
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