| Diane Sawyer | ||
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 Diane Sawyer, 2004-01-02 |
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| Birth name | Lila Diane Sawyer | |
| Born | December 22, 1945 | |
| Birth place | Glasgow, Kentucky, U.S. | |
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| Occupation | Television Personality | |
| Spouse | Mike Nichols | |
| Salary | $12-15 million | |
| Notable credit(s) | CBS Morning News anchor (1981–1984)
60 Minutes correspondent (1984–1989) Primetime Live anchor (1989–Present) Good Morning America anchor (1999–Present) |
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| Official website | ||
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Background
Diane Sawyer was born Lila Diana Sawyer on December 22, 1945 in Glasgow, Kentucky. Events 1790 - The Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Suvorov and his Russian armies Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Glasgow is a city in and the County seat of Barren County, Kentucky, United States. Soon after her birth, her family moved to Louisville, where her father, Erbon Powers "Tom" Sawyer, rose to local prominence as a politician and community leader. Her father was the Republican Jefferson County Judge/Executive when he was killed in a car accident on Louisville's Interstate 64 in 1969 while still in office. Jefferson County is a County located in the US state of Kentucky. Interstate 64 (abbreviated I-64) is an Interstate Highway in the eastern United States. E. P. "Tom" Sawyer State Park, located in the Frey's Hill area of Louisville, is named in his honor. E P "Tom" Sawyer State Park is a 369-acre Kentucky State park located in the Freys Hill area of Louisville Kentucky on former land She attended Seneca High School in the Buechel area of Louisville. In 1963, she won the "America's Junior Miss" scholarship pageant as a representative from the State of Kentucky. America's Junior Miss is a national's non-profit organization that provides scholarship opportunities to High school girls In 1967 she received her English degree at Wellesley College in Massachusetts. Wellesley College is a women's liberal arts college, in Wellesley Massachusetts, that opened in 1875 founded by Henry Fowle Durant
After briefly attending law school at the University of Louisville, Sawyer served as a local TV news reporter and "weather girl" for WLKY-TV in Louisville, Kentucky. The University of Louisville (also known as U of L) is a public University in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. WLKY-TV, "WLKY 32" is the CBS affiliate for Louisville Kentucky, USA In 1970, White House press secretary Ron Ziegler hired her to serve in the administration of President Richard Nixon. Ronald Louis Ziegler ( May 12, 1939 &ndash February 10, 2003) was White House Press Secretary during United States President Sawyer stayed on through his resignation in 1974, worked on the transition team between Nixon and Gerald Ford in 1975. Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr (July 14 1913 December 26 2006 was the thirty-eighth President of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977 and the fortieth Vice President She took her loyalty as far as decamping with the First Resignee into Californian exile, and helped him write his memoirs there. Years later, Sawyer would be suspected as the source of leaks of classified information to Bob Woodward (nicknamed "Deep Throat" by Woodward) during the Watergate scandal. Deep Throat is the Pseudonym given to the secret source who provided information to the Washington Post about the involvement of U The Watergate scandals were a series of Political scandals during the presidency of Richard Nixon that resulted in the Indictment of several of Nixon's However, she was one of six people to request and receive a public denial from Bob Woodward[1]. Robert "Bob" Upshur Woodward (born March 26, 1943) is an assistant managing editor of The Washington Post.
In 1978, Sawyer joined CBS as a political correspondent, becoming a co-anchor with Bill Kurtis of the CBS Morning News in 1981. CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. Bill Kurtis (born September 21, 1940) is a television journalist, producer, well-known former CBS News anchor and current host of CBS Morning News is the half-hour daily television broadcast from CBS News that airs following Up to the Minute. In 1984, she became a correspondent for 60 Minutes, where she stayed for five years. Not to be confused with the BBC news magazine program Sixty Minutes (TV series. In 1989, she moved to ABC to co-anchor Primetime Live with Sam Donaldson. The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. For the Irish News show see Prime Time. Primetime is a general-interest American news magazine show Samuel Andrew "Sam" Donaldson (born March 11 1934, El Paso Texas) is a reporter and News anchor for ABC News, substitute In 1999, Sawyer returned to morning news under a lucrative contract to become the co-anchor of Good Morning America, along with Charles Gibson. Good Morning America ( GMA) is a morning news show that is broadcast on the ABC television network debuting on November This article refers to the TV journalist For other people with the same name see Charles Gibson (disambiguation. The assignment was putatively temporary, but her success in the position, measured by a close in the gap with front-runner Today Show, has resulted in her staying in the position longer than anticipated. Today, also referred to as The Today Show, is an American morning news and talk show airing weekday mornings on NBC.
Awards, memberships
- Sawyer and segment producer Robbie Gordon received the 2004 George Polk Award for Television Reporting, given annually by Long Island University to honor contributions to journalistic integrity and investigative reporting,[2] for “Fighting for Care,” an exposé on the disgraceful conditions, inadequate care and gross mismanagement that have persisted for years in Veterans Administration hospitals around the country. The George Polk Awards are a series of American journalism awards issued annually by Long Island University in Brooklyn. Long Island University ( LIU) is a private, Coeducational, Nonsectarian institution of Higher education in the State of New York The report prompted hospital inspections as well as new supervision and training efforts.
- Sawyer is a member of the CFR (Council on Foreign Relations). The Council on Foreign Relations ( CFR) is an American Nonpartisan foreign policy membership organization founded in 1921 and based at 58 East 68th Street (at
- Sawyer serves on the board of the Robin Hood Foundation, a charitable organization which attempts to allieviate problems caused by poverty in New York City, New York. The Robin Hood Foundation is a charitable organization which attempts to alleviate problems caused by poverty in New York City, New York.
Personal life
In the early seventies she dated Henry Kissinger. Henry Alfred Kissinger (born Heinz Alfred Kissinger on May 27, 1923) is a German -born American bureaucrat diplomat and 1973 In 1974 she stayed together with her boyfriend Frank Gannon, an employee and trusted friend of President Nixon, downstairs in the basement apartment of Washington society figure Kay Halle’s house. Since April 29, 1988 Sawyer has been married to film director Mike Nichols. Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Mike Nichols (born November 6 1931) is an American television stage and Film director, writer and producer
Cultural references
- In the showcase comedyTrailer Park Boys, Rob Well's character "Ricky" kidnaps Alex Lifeson of Rush and tells him to play "Diane Sawyer" confusing it for Rush's hit song "Tom Sawyer". Trailer Park Boys is a popular Canadian Mockumentary Television series focusing on the misadventures of a group of Trailer park
- In the courtroom drama Boston Legal, James Spader's character Alan Shore exclaims to his client, who was charged with cannibalism "Primetime wants you on! During sweeps. Boston Legal is an American Legal drama - Comedy created by David E James Todd Spader (born February 7, 1960) is a three time Emmy Award -winning During his early education he attended The Pike School (where Alan Shore is a Fictional character on the Television series Boston Legal, played by James Spader. Cannibalism (from Spanish es ''caníbal'' in connection with cannibalism among the Antillean Caribs, also called anthropophagy (from Greek ἄνθρωπος They want you to eat Diane Sawyer. "
- In the comic strip Bloom County, a central character, Opus the penguin, had a long-time crush on Diane Sawyer. A comic strip is a sequence of drawings that tells a story Currently in the Western world, most comic strips are written and drawn by a Comics artist Bloom County was an American Comic strip by Berkeley Breathed which ran from December 8, 1980 until August 6, 1989 Opus the Penguin ( Opus T Penguin) is a character in the Comic strips and Children's books of Berkeley Breathed, most notably the popular 1980s
- In the movie Drop Dead Gorgeous, Kirsten Dunst's character repeatedly says that she aspires to win a beauty pageant and become a news anchor, "just like Diane Sawyer. Drop Dead Gorgeous is a 1999 American Dark comedy Film, directed by Michael Patrick Jann and starring Kirstie Kirsten Caroline Dunst (born April 30 1982 is an American actress and singer "
- In the movie Something's Gotta Give, Jack Nicholson's character was at one time in his past engaged to Diane Sawyer. Something's Gotta Give is a 2003 American Romantic comedy film, written produced and directed by Nancy Meyers for both John Joseph "Jack" Nicholson (born April 22 1937) is an American Actor, internationally renowned for his often dark-themed portrayals
- In the movie Little Black Book, Brittany Murphy's character has the career goal of working for Diane Sawyer, and ended up achieving the goal at the end of the movie. Little Black Book is a 2004 drama / Romantic comedy film, directed by Nick Hurran. Brittany Anne Murphy (born Brittany Bertolotti on November 10, 1977) is an American actress and Recording artist.
- Diane was often mentioned as a rival of fictional news-magazine anchor Murphy Brown on the popular sitcom of the same name. Murphy Brown is an American Situation comedy which aired on CBS from November 14, 1988 to May 18, 1998
- MADtv had a skit where Diane Sawyer (played by Mo Collins) interviewed Whitney Houston, (played by Debra Wilson). MADtv, is an American Sketch comedy television series based on the humor magazine Mad. Maureen "Mo" Aniheim Collins (born July 7, 1965) is an American Actress and Comedian. Whitney Elizabeth Houston' (born August 9 1963 is an American Singer-songwriter, Actress, Film producer, Arranger and former Debra Renee Wilson Skelton (born April 26, 1962) is an American Comedienne and actress. Sawyer did conduct a well publicized interview with Houston in 2002.
- Saturday Night Live had a skit where Sam Donaldson calls Diane Sawyer a bitch on Primetime Live to prove that the show was live. Saturday Night Live ( SNL) is a weekly late-night 90-minute American Sketch comedy / Variety show based in New York City Samuel Andrew "Sam" Donaldson (born March 11 1934, El Paso Texas) is a reporter and News anchor for ABC News, substitute
- In America (The Book), it is said that "There is no valid reason to appear with Diane Sawyer. America (The Book A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction is a 2004 non-fiction Bestseller written by Jon Stewart and other writers of "
- During the Animaniacs cartoon "Broadcast Nuisance", a caricature of Diane named DuAnne Sewer makes a brief appearance as co-anchor of NewsTime Live with the cartoon's central (non-Warner) character, Dan Anchorman (a caricature of Sam Donaldson). Steven Spielberg Presents Animaniacs, usually referred to as Animaniacs, is an American animated series, distributed by Warner Bros
- In Scream 2 Cotton Weary attempts to entice Sidney Prescott into a TV interview, claiming 'I know you don't do the press, but it's Diane Sawyer. Scream 2 is a 1997 Slasher film, the second part of the ''Scream'' trilogy. '
Famous interviews
Diane Sawyer has interviewed many important political figures, such as current U. S. President George W. Bush, former U. George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. S. President and First Lady Bill and Hillary Clinton— first interview after the former's 1992 election to the U. William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III, August 19 1946 served as the forty-second President of the United States Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (born October 26 1947 is the junior United States Senator from S. Presidency[1], Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad— February 12, 2007, one of the first interviews granted to an American, former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, Rep. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (محمود احمدینژاد; born October 28, 1956) is the sixth and current President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti ( Arabic: ar صدام حسين عبد المجيد التكريتي --> April 28 1937 &ndash December 30 Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), First Female Speaker of the House, former Cuban President Fidel Castro, former U. Nancy Patricia D'Alesandro Pelosi (born March 26 1940 is the current Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (born August 13 1926 is a Cuban revolutionary leader who was prime minister of Cuba from December 1959 to December 1976 and then president until S. Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara, former First Lady Nancy Reagan, U. Robert Strange McNamara (born June 9 1916 in Oakland, California) is an American business executive and former United States Secretary of Defense Nancy Davis Reagan (born Anne Frances Robbins on July 6 1921 is the widow of former United States President Ronald Reagan and served as an influential S. Admiral Hyman G. Rickover, former Panamanian General Manuel Noriega, etc. Admiral Hyman George Rickover, United States Navy, ( January 27, 1900 – July 8, 1986) was known as the "Father of Manuel Antonio Noriega (born February 11, 1934) He was never officially the President of Panama, but held the post of "chief executive officer"
From the entertainment world, Sawyer has interviewed singers Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown, Lisa Marie Presley and Michael Jackson, actor Michael J. Fox, comedian Ellen DeGeneres (after her coming-out), the Dixie Chicks, Britney Spears, Clay Aiken (twice), actor Mel Gibson, etc. Whitney Elizabeth Houston' (born August 9 1963 is an American Singer-songwriter, Actress, Film producer, Arranger and former Bobby Brown (born Robert Barisford Brown, on February 5 1969) is an American R&B Singer, Songwriter, and Lisa Marie Presley (born February 1 1968 is an American Singer-songwriter. Michael Joseph Jackson (born August 29 1958 is an American musician entertainer and businessman Michael J Fox (born Michael Andrew Fox; June 9 1961 is a Canadian / American Ellen Lee DeGeneres (born January 26 1958 is an eleven time Emmy Award -winning American stand-up comedian, Television host and actress The Dixie Chicks are a multiple Grammy Award -winning Country music group composed of three women Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines, and Emily Britney Jean Spears (born December 2 1981 is an American recording artist and entertainer Clay Aiken (born Clayton Holmes Grissom on November 30, 1978) is an American pop Singer who began his rise to fame on the Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson, AO (born January 3 1956
Sawyer has also interviewed celebrity criminals like murderers Charles Manson, Patricia Krenwinkel and Leslie Van Houten - (1994). Patricia Dianne Krenwinkel (born December 3 1947 is an American convicted murderer and a former member of Charles Manson 's murderous commune, known Leslie Louise Van Houten (born August 23, 1949 in Altadena California) is a former member of Charles Manson 's " Family "
| Preceded by Kevin Newman and Lisa McRee |
Good Morning America co-anchor 1999–present with Charles Gibson (from January 18, 1999 to June 28, 2006), and Robin Roberts starting in 2005 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
External links
- Diane Sawyer at the Internet Movie Database
- Transcript of Peabody Award-winning "Primetime Live" story, "Some Veterans' Hospitals in Shocking Shape: Disturbing Revelations About Quality of Care at Some U.S. Veterans’ Hospitals"
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