Diane Sawyer

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Diane Sawyer: Biography

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Birth Name: Lila Diane Sawyer
Birth Place: Glasgow, KY
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 12/22/1945, Capricorn
Profession: News Anchor

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Diane Sawyer: TV Guide News

Man Trapped in Elevator for 41 Hours | Today's Top Videos | 4/22/2008
You may have seen or heard about the video making its round on the internet of the raw surveillance footage of a man trapped in an elevator alone—no watch, cell phone or water—for 41 solid hours. The incident happened 1999 but has recently garnered a lot of buzz after it was uncovered by The New Yorker. In an exclusive interview with GMA's Diane Sawyer, the man caught on tape, Nicholas White, revealed what was going through his mind while trapped within the confines of the tiny elevator. read more
If Couric Exits CBS, Who Could Fill the Anchor Chair? | The Biz | 4/10/2008
If Katie Couric does leave the CBS Evening News anchor chair, here are the leading candidates to replace her and what they bring to the table.Harry Smith Pro: The longtime coanchor of The Early Show, Smith is familiar to the CBS audience and respectful of the news division's tradition. Con: He's never gotten The Early Show out of third place.Diane SawyerPro: The popular Good Morning America anchor's contract with ABC News is up in the spring or summer of next year, and would be highly motivated to succeed where Couric failed. Con: Will CBS News want to invest big bucks again when the evening-newscast audience continues to erode?Scott PelleyPro: A highly respected 60 Minutes correspondent, he was once considered for the anchor job because his intensity was reminiscent of a young Dan Rather.Con: He reminds people of Dan Rather.Anderson Cooper Pro: A leading TV journalist of his generation who could help draw viewers under age 50 to the evening news. Con: May only be available if CBS... read more
Thanks to Spitzer, Diane Sawyer's Shelved Piece on Pros Scores a Date | Today's News: Our Take | 3/17/2008
A never-aired, two-year-old ABC News special examining Nevada's legal brothels will finally see the light of day, thanks to the Eliot Spitzer scandal and the attention it has drawn to prostitution rings. According to the New York Daily News, the Diane Sawyer-led undercover investigative piece was pegged to the famous Moonlite Bunny Ranch, but also interviewed high-priced Manhattan call girls (à la "Kristen"). Amid charges of base pandering, the project lived in limbo. But now, in light of the headlines surrounding the former New York governor, the special has been given a go, and will air this Friday on 20/20. read more
Katie Holmes: GMA Denies that SoftbalI Q&A Was Cruise-controlled | Today's News: Our Take | 1/15/2008
ABC's Good Morning America is in damage-control mode after Diane Sawyer failed to ask Katie Holmes any questions about the controversial (if shoddily sourced) "tell-all" that made headlines last week when it posited, among other things, that Suri is actually the progeny of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard (via insemination with Walt Disney'd sperm). "[Sawyer] had every intention of going there," GMA executive producer Jim Murphy insists to the New York Daily News. "But like always, Diane wants to produce creative elements, clips of her early life, spring surprises and have some fun." Such fun elements — including video of Holmes in a school play — ultimately sucked up the eight minutes allotted to the sitdown. "It was one of those bad calls on my part," Murphy admits to Page Six. "Diane doesn't generally get angry, but she was disappointed in how I handled it, yes."Watch video of Katie's similarly homogenized appearance on Regis & Kelly. read more
Robin Roberts on Her Breast Cancer Surgery | TV Guide News Report | 8/6/2007
Robin Roberts’ Good Morning America coanchor Diane Sawyer was right by her side after her surgery to treat breast cancer. "I woke up in the recovery room with sweet Diane gently tugging on my big toe," Roberts said on GMA’s website. "I am incredibly grateful that my surgery went well Friday," says Roberts, who expects her final test results later this week. "The best medicine for me is to be at home surrounded by family and loved ones." Her friend and GMA weather guy Sam Champion tells TV Guide that before her surgery, Roberts "took each one of us aside and told us about the diagnosis. It was very much like her to make sure we were not scared or worried. Much more time in that conversation was spent making sure I understood the situation and that I felt she would be alright!" — Reporting by Ileane Rudolph read more

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Diane Sawyer: Credits

Title	Year	Type
Super Tuesday---Showdown: Coast to Coast (Anchor)	2008	TV Show Series
Peter Jennings: Reporter (Remarks by)	2005	TV Show Series
Primetime (Anchor)	2001	TV Show Series
Turning Point (Anchor)	1996	TV Show Series
Day One (Anchor)	1993	TV Show Series