Diane Sawyer Biography
Diane Sawyer is an American television broadcast journalist who was recognized for hosting important programs such as ABC World News Tonight, Good Morning America, 20/20, and Primetime Newsmagazine. Other 20/20 journalists are; David Muir, Juju Chang, Deborah Roberts, and Brian Ross.
Diane Sawyer Age
Sawyer is 76 years old as of 2021. She was born Lila Diane Sawyer on 22 December 1945 in Glasgow, Kentucky, United States.
Diane Sawyer Height and Weight
Sawyer stands at a height of 5 feet 9 inches (1.75m) and weighs 127 pounds.
Diane Sawyer Family
Sawyer is the daughter of Jean W. (née Dunagan), an elementary school teacher, and Erbon Powers “Tom” Sawyer, a county judge. She has English, Irish, Scots-Irish, and German ancestors. Linda, her older sister, is her only sibling. Her family relocated to Louisville shortly after her birth, where her father rose to prominence as a Republican politician and community leader. When he was murdered in an automobile accident on Louisville’s Interstate 64 in 1969, he was the Jefferson County Judge/Executive of Kentucky. In the Frey’s Hill neighborhood of Louisville, E. P. “Tom” Sawyer State Park is named for him.
Diane Sawyer Education
Sawyer went to Seneca High School in Louisville’s Buechel neighborhood. She was the editor-in-chief of her high school’s yearbook, The Arrow, and was involved in a variety of artistic endeavors. She did, however, always feel that she was in the shadow of her sister, Linda. As a delegate from the Commonwealth of Kentucky, she took first place in annual national America’s Junior Miss scholarship pageant in her senior year of high school, in 1963.
She graduated from Wellesley College in Wellesley, Massachusetts, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English in 1967. She was a member of the Phi Sigma Lecture Society and the Wellesley College Blue Notes, a cappella singing ensemble. She went to the University of Louisville for one semester of law school before deciding to pursue a career in journalism.
Diane Sawyer Husband
Sawyer had affairs with Frank Gannon, President Richard Nixon’s adviser, and American diplomat Richard Holbrooke. She married Mike Nichols, a film and theater director, producer, and actor, on April 29, 1988. They didn’t have any children. From previous marriages, Nichols had two girls and a son. On November 19, 2014, he passed away at the age of 83.
Diane Sawyer Britney Spears
Britney Spears candidly discussed her controversial 2004 interview with Sawyer on ABC in a now-deleted lengthy statement on Instagram. She also explained why she does not intend to resume touring. Jamie Spears’ and Diane Sawyer’s representatives did not immediately reply to a request for comment from PEOPLE. Following the release of a 2004 interview with Britney Spears, Sawyer has faced a barrage of criticism, with numerous celebrities and Spears’ supporters pleading with her to apologize.
Diane Sawyer Interview
Sawyer’s calmness in the final interview and her essay contrasting the music of the North and South during the Civil War helped her win. Sawyer was America’s Junior Miss from 1962 to 1965, touring the country to promote the Coca-Cola Pavilion at the 1964–1965 World’s Fair in New York. She thought traveling around the country as America’s Junior Miss would be daunting, but it helped her to think quickly and gracefully. Sawyer arrived in Washington, D.C., in 1970, and when she couldn’t find work as a broadcast journalist, she applied for jobs in government offices.
Diane Sawyer Now
Sawyer has continued to work as a journalist since leaving these shows, interviewing celebrities and regular people. She conducted an investigation on COVID-19, interviewing scientists and healthcare professionals. However, since May 2020, American journalist has not been active on social media. Diane Sawyer has a net worth of $80 million as of 2020, according to an article on Money Inc that revealed the source of her wealth.
Diane Sawyer Net Worth
Sawyer earned nearly $12 million just from entertainment income between June 2005 and June 2008, according to Forbes magazine’s “List of The World’s 100 Most Powerful Women.” Her current net worth is $80 Million.
Diane Sawyer Salary
She earns an annual salary of $22 Million.
Diane Sawyer House
This 1920s French country–style stone mansion, built by Sawyer and her late husband, Mike Nichols, is set into the cliffs of New York’s Palisades and offers magnificent vistas of the Hudson River. The interiors have a rustic feel thanks to brick and wide-plank wood floors, as well as hand-hewn beams. The house has a formal dining room with a fireplace and French doors leading to the terrace, as well as a big living room with a fireplace.
A breakfast room and a study with built-ins and beautifully carved wood doors are located off the kitchen. There are three bedrooms and a spacious upstairs family area with soaring beamed ceilings. With manicured gardens, stone steps, and winding pathways, the 1.9-acre property resembles a scene from Provence. A swimming pool and a charming stone guest bungalow are available on the property. This 3,108-square-foot home features 3 bedrooms and is listed for $4.6 million.
Diane Sawyer Career
Sawyer returned to Kentucky after college and began working as a weather forecaster for WLKY-TV in Louisville. Sawyer thought the weather was dull, so she would pepper it with quips to keep it interesting. Sawyer was eventually upgraded to a general-assignment position, although this did not hold her attention for long. Sawyer arrived in Washington, D.C., in 1970, and when she couldn’t find work as a broadcast journalist, she applied for jobs in government offices. Jerry Warren, the White House deputy press secretary, eventually hired her as an assistant. Sawyer began with writing press releases and swiftly progressed to other responsibilities, including preparing some of President Richard Nixon’s public pronouncements.
She worked as an administrative assistant to White House Press Secretary Ron Ziegler for a few months before rising through the ranks to become a staff assistant to US President Richard Nixon. When John Dean testified before the Senate Watergate Committee in 1973 about Nixon’s role in the Watergate coverup, Sawyer and Larry Speakes were assigned to Nixon’s lawyer J. Fred Buzhardt’s team for a project to “show” Dean was lying. Later, Speakes said that he had come to the conclusion that Dean had not lied and had notified Sawyer, but they persisted in their efforts.
When Sawyer returned to Washington, D.C. in 1978, she worked as a general-assignment correspondent for CBS News. In February 1980, she was appointed to political correspondent and began appearing on Morning with Charles Kuralt weekday programs. On May 13, 1981, the president of CBS News introduced Sawyer as co-anchor when the morning news show was enlarged from 60 to 90 minutes. She made her debut on September 28, 1981, and immediately made an impression on the audience. When Sawyer’s arrival, the show’s ratings improved, but the bump was short-lived, and Kuralt was replaced by Bill Kurtis after Kuralt left the show. Sawyer requested reassignment in 1984 when his ratings continued to decline.
Sawyer appeared alongside Kurtis on the CBS Early Morning News, which aired an hour earlier on most CBS affiliates, from 1982 until 1984. She was the first female correspondent on CBS News’ investigative news magazine 60 Minutes in 1984. She joined ABC News in 1989 as a co-anchor of the Primetime Live newsmagazine alongside Sam Donaldson. She co-anchored ABC’s 20/20, a newsmagazine, alongside Donaldson on Wednesdays and Barbara Walters on Sundays from 1998 to 2000. Sawyer returned to the morning news as co-anchor of Good Morning America alongside Charles Gibson on January 18, 1999.
The appointment was ostensibly temporary, but her effectiveness in the role, as judged by a narrowing of the gap with Today, NBC News’ morning show, kept her there for over eleven years. Sawyer returned as co-anchor of Primetime newsmagazine, now known as Primetime Thursday, in 2000, with Gibson taking over for Donaldson. On September 11, 2001, Sawyer was the first to inform Good Morning America viewers that the first jet had slammed into the World Trade Center. When the show was renamed Primetime Live in 2004, a new executive producer was appointed, and the newsmagazine format was modified to investigative reporting, with Sawyer rotating as co-anchor alongside Chris Cuomo, Cynthia McFadden, and John Quioones.
The show was renamed Primetime in 2005, and Sawyer left at the end of 2006 when the format was revised again, with a sub-series focus. Sylvia Sawyer served as the anchor of ABC’s flagship news program World News until 2014, when she stepped down to focus on special projects and high-profile interviews. Her most famous interview was with Britney Spears in 2004, which has since been revived. Two of the three network news anchors on broadcast television were women for nearly a year (2010–2011).
