Diane Sawyer

Diane Sawyer (born December 22, 1945) is a television journalist for the U.S. network ABC News and co-anchor of ABC's Good Morning America along with Charles Gibson and Robin Roberts.

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December 22 - 1945 - Television - Journalist - ABC News - Good Morning America - Charles Gibson - Robin Roberts

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Sawyer was born and raised in Glasgow, Kentucky, and received her English degree at Wellesley College in 1967. She served as a reporter for WLKY-TV in Louisville, Kentucky until 1970, then was hired by White House press secretary Ron Ziegler to serve in the administration of President Richard Nixon through his resignation in 1974, working on the transition team between Nixon and Gerald Ford in 1975.

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Glasgow, Kentucky - Wellesley College - 1967 - Louisville, Kentucky - Ron Ziegler - Richard Nixon - 1974 - Gerald Ford - 1975

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In 1978, she became a political correspondent for CBS, becoming a co-anchor of the CBS Morning News in 1981. In 1984, she became a correspondent for 60 Minutes, where she stayed for five years. In 1989, she moved to ABC to co-anchor Primetime Live with Sam Donaldson.

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1978 - CBS - CBS Morning News - 1981 - 1984 - 60 Minutes - 1989 - ABC - Sam Donaldson

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Sawyer has been married to movie director Mike Nichols since April 29 1988.

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Mike Nichols - April 29 - 1988

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