Diane Sawyer

Diane Sawyer

American television broadcast journalist (born 1945)
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Lila Diane Sawyer (; born December 22, 1945) is an American television broadcast journalist known for anchoring major programs on two networks including ABC World News Tonight, Good Morning America, 20/20, and Primetime newsmagazine while at ABC News. During her tenure at CBS News, she hosted CBS Morning and was the first woman correspondent on 60 Minutes. Prior to her journalism career, she was a member of U.S. President Richard Nixon's White House staff and assisted in his post-presidency memoirs. Presently she works for ABC News producing documentaries and interview specials.

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Diane Sawyer was born on Saturday, 22 December 1945 in Glasgow, Kentucky, USA. Her full name at birth was Lila Diana Sawyer. She is best known as a tv news personality. Sawyer's country of citizenship (nationality) is American. Diane attended high school at Seneca High School, Louisville, Kentucky, USA (1963). For university, she studied at BA English, Wellesley College (1967). She is 5' 8½" (174 cm) tall and weighs 128 lbs (58 kg) with a slim build. She has blue eyes and blonde hair (color). Her net worth is reported to be $80,000,000 US dollars. Diane Sawyer is 78 years old and her zodiac star sign is Capricorn.

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Full name at birth
Lila Diana Sawyer
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Claim to fame
anchoring ABC World News and appearing as a co-anchor of ABC News’s morning news program Good Morning America and Primetime news
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Date of birth
22 December 1945
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Place of birth
Glasgow, Kentucky, USA
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Occupation
Television journalist
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Height
5' 8½" (174 cm)
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Weight
128 lbs (58 kg)
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  • Long rounded chin
  • Neck length hair
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Residence
New York City, New York, USA
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Net worth
$80,000,000 USD
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High school
Seneca High School, Louisville, Kentucky, USA (1963)
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University
  • BA English, Wellesley College (1967)
  • University of Louisville Law School (dropped out after one semester)
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Entertainment Booking Agency
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(on co-hosting Good Morning America (1975)) "The scariest part about taking this job was how many people would know what I really look like when I get up in the morning".
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  • If she weren’t a journalist, she would probably be auditioning for some sad-song piano bar, since she has a very bizarre and eccentric attachment to sorrowful songs.
  • The stories that she covered, which still resonates within her include the West Virginia mining tragedy and the Haiti Earthquake.
  • Diane had a dog named Lila, named after her first name.
  • She mentioned “tennis, basketball, being a Young Republican and, when time permits, knitting,” as the list of activities she likes doing during her first pageant run.

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