Diane Sawyer
About
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Also Known As
Lila Diane Sawyer
Birth Place
Glasgow, Kentucky, USA
Born
December 22, 1945
Filmography
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The Diplomat
(2015)
Interviewee
Oprah In Africa: A Personal Journey, A Global Challenge
(2003)
Host
My Big Wild You're-Not-Gonna-Believe This Wedding
(2003)
A Life of Laughter: Remembering John Ritter
(2003)
Host
Lifetime's Achievement Awards: Women Changing the World
(2003)
President George W Bush: The Interview
(2003)
Host
Family & Companions
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Bill Bradley
Companion
Politician, former professional basketball player. Dated in the mid-1960s when both were in college.
Richard Holbrooke
Companion
Government official.
Warren Beatty
Companion
Actor, director.
Mike Nichols
Husband
Director, writer, performer. Met in 1986; married April 29, 1988.
Biography
Filmography
Misc. Crew (Feature Film)
The Diplomat
(2015)
Interviewee
Cast (Special)
Oprah In Africa: A Personal Journey, A Global Challenge
(2003)
Host
My Big Wild You're-Not-Gonna-Believe This Wedding
(2003)
A Life of Laughter: Remembering John Ritter
(2003)
Host
Lifetime's Achievement Awards: Women Changing the World
(2003)
President George W Bush: The Interview
(2003)
Host
Primetime Special Edition: Whitney Houston
(2002)
Host
Primetime Special Edition: The Dilley Six-Pack's Happy New Year
(2002)
Host
Inside the Philadelphia Police Department
(2002)
Reporter ("Primetime Live")
Primetime Special Edition: Jennifer Lopez
(2002)
Host
Icebound: The Fight of Her Life
(2001)
Intimate Portrait: Diane Sawyer
(2001)
Independence Day 2001
(2001)
Wolfgang Puck: Recipe for Success
(2001)
Interviewee
Kids Pick the Issues
(2000)
Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy
(2000)
The Great American History Quiz: Heroes and Villains
(2000)
ABC 2000
(1999)
The Great American History Quiz
(1999)
The Real Ellen Story
(1998)
The Whole World Was Watching
(1998)
Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS) 13th Annual Hall of Fame
(1998)
50 Years of Television: A Celebration of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Golden Anniversary
(1997)
Hollywood and the News
(1997)
Heroin: The New High School High
(1997)
Anchor
Domestic Violence: Faces of Fear
(1996)
Host
Deadly Game: The Mark and Delia Owens Story
(1996)
Baby, Oh Baby: The Six-Pack Is Back
(1996)
The NFL at 75: An All-Star Celebration
(1995)
Baby, Oh Baby: The Six-Pack Turns Two
(1995)
Correspondent
The Rosemary Clooney Golden Anniversary Celebration
(1995)
Barbara Walters Presents the 10 Most Fascinating People of 1994
(1994)
60 Minutes... 25 Years
(1993)
James Reston: The Man Millions Read
(1993)
Host
Murder in Beverly Hills: The Menendez Trial
(1993)
Kathie Lee Gifford's Celebration of Motherhood
(1993)
Donahue: The 25th Anniversary
(1992)
Edward R. Murrow: This Reporter
(1990)
The Television Academy Hall of Fame
(1990)
Performer
Campaign '88: The Republican Convention
(1988)
Campaign '88: The Democratic Convention
(1988)
Correspondent
Campaign '88: Election Night
(1988)
Reporter
The Soviet Union: Seven Days in May
(1987)
David Letterman's 2nd Annual Holiday Film Festival
(1986)
48 Hours on Crack Street
(1986)
The Television Academy Hall of Fame
(1986)
Performer
Writer (Special)
My Big Wild You're-Not-Gonna-Believe This Wedding
(2003)
Writer
Primetime Special Edition: Whitney Houston
(2002)
Writer
Primetime Special Edition: Jennifer Lopez
(2002)
Writer
The Whole World Was Watching
(1998)
Writer
Special Thanks (Special)
My Big Wild You're-Not-Gonna-Believe This Wedding
(2003)
Writer
Primetime Special Edition: Whitney Houston
(2002)
Writer
Primetime Special Edition: Jennifer Lopez
(2002)
Writer
The Whole World Was Watching
(1998)
Writer
Life Events
1963
Won America's Junior Miss pageant as a representative from the State of Kentucky
1967
Began broadcasting career as a local news reporter and weather girl for WLKY-TV in Louisville, KY
1970
Worked as aide to press secretary Ron Ziegler in the Nixon Administration
1974
Went into exile with Nixon to help him prepare his memoirs
1978
Hired by CBS News as a Washington-based reporter
1981
Co-anchored the "CBS Morning News" with Bill Kurtis
1984
Worked as a correspondent for CBS' "60 Minutes"
1988
Covered the presidential campaigns for CBS
1989
Moved to ABC to co-anchor "Primetime Live"
1994
Named as anchor of "Turning Point"
1995
Served as co-anchor for the newsmagazine, "Day One"
1998
Co-anchored ABC's "20/20" with Donaldson on Wednesdays and Barbara Walters on Sundays
1999
Returned to the morning news as the co-anchor of ABC's "Good Morning America"; first with Charles Gibson and later with Robin Roberts
2009
Replaced Charles Gibson as ABC's "World News" anchor
Family
E P Sawyer
Father
Judge.
Jean W Sawyer
Mother
Teacher.
Linda Sawyer
Sister
Born c. 1942.
Companions
Bill Bradley
Companion
Politician, former professional basketball player. Dated in the mid-1960s when both were in college.
Richard Holbrooke
Companion
Government official.
Warren Beatty
Companion
Actor, director.
Mike Nichols
Husband
Director, writer, performer. Met in 1986; married April 29, 1988.
