Sawyer, Diane 1945(?)–

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SAWYER, Diane 1945(?)–

(Diane K. Sawyer)

PERSONAL

Full name, Lila Diane Sawyer (some sources cite Lila Diana Sawyer); born December 22, 1945 (some sources cite 1946), in Glasgow, KY; raised in Louisville, KY; daughter of E. P. (a judge) and Jean W. (an elementary school teacher; maiden name, Dunagan) Sawyer; married Mike Nichols (a director and producer), April 29, 1988. Education: Wellesley College, B.A., 1967; attended the University of Louisville. Avocational Interests: Reading, watching films, singing.

Addresses:

Agent—N. S. Bienstock, 1740 Broadway, 24th Floor, New York, NY 10019.

Career:

Broadcast journalist. WLKY–TV, Louisville, KY, weather reporter and general reporter, 1967–70; assistant to White House deputy press secretary Jerry Warren, White House press secretary Ron Ziegler, and President Richard M. Nixon, Washington, DC, 1970–74; researcher for Nixon's memoirs, San Clemente, CA, 1974–78; CBS–News, New York City, general assignment reporter and State Department correspondent, 1978–81, coanchor for various programs, 1981–84, correspondent and coeditor, 1984–89; ABC News, New York City, coanchor and correspondent for news programs and occasional anchor for other programs, beginning 1989. Also known as Diane K. Sawyer.

Member:

Council on Foreign Relations.

Awards, Honors:

Kentucky's Junior Miss and America's Junior Miss (also known as America's Young Woman of the Year), both 1963; Emmy Award nominations, outstanding news and documentary program segment, 1979, for "Hostages—300 Days," and outstanding interview segment, 1981, for "Richard Nixon," both CBS Morning News; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding interview segment, 1983, for "Admiral Rickover," 60 Minutes; Matrix Award, New York chapter of Women in Communications, 1984; Emmy Award nominations, outstanding interview segments, 1986, for "Dancing on Her Grave," and 1987, for "The City of Garbage—Sister Emanuelle," both 60 Minutes; George Foster Peabody Broadcasting Award, Henry W. Grady School of Journalism and Mass Communications, University of Georgia, 1989; Emmy Award (with others), investigative journalism, 1989, for the story "Pan Am Flight 103"; Emmy Award nominations, outstanding investigative journalism segment, for "The Second Battlefield," outstanding interview segment, for "Katherine the Great," and outstanding coverage of a continuing news story, for "Murder in Beverly Hills," all 1991, PrimeTime Live; Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award (Grand Prize), c. 1991–92, for investigative report about racism; National Headliner Award, Ohio State University Award, and Sigma Delta Chi Award, c. 1991–92, for investigative report about child care centers; Emmy Award (with others), interview segments, 1995, for "Mc-Namara's War," PrimeTime Live; inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame, 1997; Crowning Glory Award, Role Models on the Web, 1997; TV Guide Award nomination, news person of the year, 2001; Excellence in Media Award, GLAAD Media awards, Gay and Lesbian Alliance against Defamation (GLAAD), 2003; other awards include other Emmy Awards, another George Foster Peabody Broadcasting Award, grand prize from Investigative Reporters and Editors Association, duPont Award, Lifetime Achievement Award from International Radio and Television Society, Distinguished Achievement in Journalism Award from University of Southern California, and induction into the Broadcast Hall of Fame.

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Series:

Occasional correspondent, Universe (also known as Walter Cronkite's Universe), CBS, c. 1980–82.

Coanchor, Morning with Charles Kuralt and Diane Sawyer, CBS, 1981–82.

Coanchor, CBS Morning News, CBS, 1982–84.

CBS Evening News (also known as CBS Evening News with Dan Rather), CBS, 1983.

Correspondent, 60 Minutes, CBS, c. 1983–89.

Occasional correspondent, The American Parade (also known as Crossroads), CBS, 1984.

Coanchor, PrimeTime Live (also known as PrimeTime Live Wednesday, PrimeTime Live Thursday, and PrimeTime Thursday), ABC, beginning 1989.

The Class of the 20th Century, Arts and Entertainment, 1992.

Correspondent, Day One, ABC, c. 1993–95, coanchor, 1995.

Coanchor and correspondent, Turning Point (also known as Moment of Crisis), ABC, c. 1993–97.

Coanchor, 20/20 (also known as ABC News 20/20), ABC, beginning 1998.

Anchor, Vanished, ABC, beginning 1999.

Cohost, Good Morning America (also known as GMA), ABC, 1999—.

Anchor, America.01, ABC, beginning 2001.

Occasional anchor for ABC News Nightline, ABC Nightly News, and ABC World News Tonight (also known as ABC World News Tonight with Peter Jennings), all ABC.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Correspondent, 48 Hours on Crack Street, CBS, 1986.

David Letterman's Second Annual Holiday Film Festival (also known as David Letterman's Second Annual Holiday Film Festival), NBC, 1986.

Correspondent, The Soviet Union—Seven Days in May, CBS, 1987.

Correspondent, Campaign '88: The Democratic Convention, CBS, 1988.

Correspondent, Campaign '88: The Republican Convention, CBS, 1988.

Reporter, Campaign '88: Election Night, CBS, 1988.

(Uncredited) Herself, Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary, NBC, 1989.

Edward R. Murrow: This Reporter, PBS, 1990.

Donahue: The 25th Anniversary, NBC, 1992.

Anchor, Murder in Beverly Hills: The Menendez Trial, ABC, 1993.

Host, James Reston: The Man Millions Read, PBS, 1993.

Kathie Lee Gifford's Celebration of Motherhood, ABC, 1993.

60 Minutes … 25 Years (also known as 60 Minutes Turns 25), CBS, 1993.

Barbara Walters Presents "The Ten Most Fascinating People of 1994," ABC, 1994.

Correspondent, "Baby, Oh Baby: The Six Pack Turns Two," Turning Point, ABC, 1995.

Herself, The NFL at 75: An All–Star Celebration (also known as NFL 75th Anniversary Special), ABC, 1995.

Herself, "The Rosemary Clooney Golden Anniversary Celebration" (also known as "Golden Anniversary" and "Rosemary Clooney's Demi–Centennial"), A& E Stage, Arts and Entertainment, 1995.

Correspondent, "Baby, Oh Baby: The Six Pack Is Back," Turning Point, ABC, 1996.

Host, "Deadly Game: The Mark and Delia Owens Story," Turning Point, ABC, 1996.

Host, Domestic Violence: Faces of Fear, PBS, 1996.

Anchor, "Heroin: The New High School High," Turning Point, ABC, 1997.

Correspondent, "Baby, Oh Baby: The Six Pack Talks Back," Turning Point, ABC, 1997.

Host, Town Meeting with Diane Sawyer: Celebrities vs. the Press, ABC, 1997.

50 Years of Television: A Celebration of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Golden Anniversary, HBO, 1997.

Hollywood and the News, American Movie Classics, 1997.

Anchor, The Whole World Was Watching, ABC, 1998.

Herself, The Real Ellen Story (documentary), Bravo, PBS, and Channel 4 (England), 1998.

New York correspondent, ABC 2000, ABC, 1999.

The Great American History Quiz, History Channel, 1999.

Herself, Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy, CBS, 2000.

The Great American History Quiz: Heroes and Villains, History Channel, 2000.

Kids Pick the Issues, Nickelodeon, 2000.

Anchor, Independence Day 2001, ABC, 2001.

Herself, Who Does She Think She Is?, Oxygen, 2001.

Host, Icebound: The Fight of Her Life, Lifetime, 2001.

Host, PrimeTime Special Edition: The Dilley Six–Pack's Happy New Year, ABC, 2002.

Host, PrimeTime Special Edition: Jennifer Lopez, ABC, 2002.

Host, PrimeTime Special Edition: Whitney Houston, ABC, 2002.

Reporter from PrimeTime Live, Inside the Philadelphia Police Department, Arts and Entertainment, 2002.

Host, A Life of Laughter: Remembering John Ritter, ABC, 2003.

Host, My Big Wild You're–Not–Gonna–Believe This Wedding, ABC, 2003.

Host, Oprah in Africa: A Personal Journey, a Global Challenge, ABC, 2003.

Host, President George W. Bush: The Interview, ABC, 2003.

ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration, ABC, 2003.

(In archive footage) Herself, 101 Biggest Celebrity Oops, E! Entertainment Television, 2004.

Host, Weddings Gone Wacky, Wonderful, and Wild: Anything for Love, ABC, 2004.

Television Appearances; Awards Presentations:

The Television Academy Hall of Fame, NBC, 1986.

The Television Academy Hall of Fame, Fox, 1990.

Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (ATAS) 13th Annual Hall of Fame, Showtime, 1998.

Herself, Lifetime's Achievement Awards: Women Changing the World, Lifetime, 2003.

Presenter, 25th Annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards, The Discovery Channel, 2004.

The 31st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, NBC, 2004.

The 62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards, NBC, 2005.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Late Night with David Letterman, NBC, 1986.

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, NBC, 1989.

The Howard Stern Show, syndicated, 1992.

The Late Show with David Letterman (also known as The Late Show), CBS, 1994, 2002, 2004.

Herself, "Wolfgang Puck: Recipe for Success," Biography (also known as A&E Biography: Wolfgang Puck), Arts and Entertainment, 2001.

Herself, Intimate Portrait: Diane Sawyer, Lifetime, 2001.

Entertainment Tonight (also known as ET), syndicated, 2003.

Extra (also known as Extra: The Entertainment Magazine), syndicated, 2003.

Live with Regis and Kelly, syndicated, 2003, 2005.

The View, ABC, 2003, 2005.

"Chasing Saddam's Weapons," Frontline, PBS, 2004.

Herself, The Oprah Winfrey Show (also known as Oprah), syndicated, 2004.

Herself, Jimmy Kimmel Live, ABC, 2004, 2005.

Herself, Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show (also known as Ellen and The Ellen DeGeneres Show), syndicated, 2005.

Herself, The Tony Danza Show, syndicated, 2005.

Television Work; Series:

Coeditor of news, PrimeTime Live (also known as PrimeTime Live Wednesday, PrimeTime Live Thursday, and PrimeTime Thursday), ABC, beginning 1989.