Gender | Female |
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Weekday | Saturday |
Date | Dec. 22, 1945 |
Time | 8:05 a.m. |
Daylight Saving | No |
City | Glasgow, Kentucky, United States |
Geo-location | 36ºN59'45.17", |
Timezone | America/Chicago |
City | Glasgow, Kentucky, United States |
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Timezone | America/Chicago |
Time (America/Chicago) | Dec. 22, 1945, 08:05:00 AM |
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Time (UTC) | Dec. 22, 1945, 02:05:00 PM |
Time (LMT) | Dec. 22, 1945, 08:21:21 AM |
Time (Julian) | 2431812.08680556 |
LMT Correction | -5.7275 Hrs |
Ayanmsha | True Chitra - 23º5'6.7" |
American journalist and news anchor, co-host with Charles Gibson of both "Good Morning America" (from January 1999) and "Primetime." As well as covering ground-breaking stories, national and international news, Sawyer has interviewed world figures, with poise and penetrating insight. With a cool detachment and top professional capacity, Sawyer is one of the most successful anchors and news reporters of her generation. In 1984, she became the first female investigative correspondent for TV's preeminent journalism program "60 Minutes". Diane is the second daughter of a county judge and a teacher. She and her sister Linda both entered beauty pageants and in 1962, Diane won the contest of America Junior Miss with a prize of $11,000. With the money, she attended Wellesley College, earning her B.A. in 1967. Her interest turned to journalism and she broke into a male-dominated field by landing a job as a weathercaster and part-time reporter on WLKY-TV in Louisville, KY. From there she segued into reporting the news. In 1970, Sawyer went to work for Ron Ziegler, President Nixon's press secretary, gaining first-hand experience in the political arena. After Watergate and Nixon's resignation, she assisted the former President with his memoirs, beginning in 1974. Her exhaustive research brought clarity to a subject that, even for Nixon himself, had developed into a complex and tangled web of national events. In 1978, Sawyer joined CBS News as a Washington-based reported, leading to a co-anchor spot on "This Morning" with Charles Kuralt, 1981. In 1988, she covered the presidential campaigns for CBS. The following year she made a lateral move to ABC News to co-anchor "Primetime Live", a television newsmagazine with Sam Donaldson. In 1989-90, Sawyer earned an Emmy for the bombing of Pan-Am Flight 103 and another Emmy in 1990-91 for her coverage of the Menendez brothers scandal, "Murder in Beverly Hills." She was inducted to the Television Hall of Fame in 1997. Sawyer has been romantically linked to several high-profile men, including politician Bill Bradley (whom she met and dated when both were still in college) and actor/director Warren Beatty. In 1986, she met director Mike Nichols, whom she married in 1988. After many years co-hosting "Good Morning America" she took over as anchor for the evening news beginning on December 21, 2009. She replaces Charlie Gibson. Link to Wikipedia biography
S.No. | Event Type | Event Date | Event Description |
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1 |
Prize |
Jan. 1, 1962 |
Work : Prize 1962 (Title of America Junior Miss) |
2 |
New Career |
Jan. 1, 1970 |
Work : New Career 1970 (Ron Ziegler, Pres. Nixon's press secretary) |
3 |
New Job |
Jan. 1, 1978 |
Work : New Job 1978 (CBS News) |
4 |
New Job |
Jan. 1, 1981 |
Work : New Job 1981 (Co-hosted "This Morning") |
5 |
Gain Social Status |
Jan. 1, 1984 |
Work : Gain social status 1984 (First female investigative correspondent) |
6 |
New Job |
Jan. 1, 1988 |
Work : New Job 1988 (CBS presidential campaigns) |
7 |
Prize |
Jan. 1, 1989 |
Work : Prize 1989 (Emmy Award) |
8 |
Prize |
Jan. 1, 1990 |
Work : Prize 1990 (Emmy Award) |
9 |
Prize |
Jan. 1, 1997 |
Work : Prize 1997 (Television Hall of Fame) |
10 |
New Job |
Jan. 1, 1999 |
Work : New Job January 1999 ("Good Morning America") . |
11 |
Begin Major Project |
Dec. 1, 2009 |
Work : Begin Major Project December 2009 (Anchor on evening news show) . |
S.No. | Event Type | Event Date | Event Description |
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1 |
Relationship Begin |
Jan. 1, 1986 |
Relationship : Begin significant relationship 1986 (Mike Nichols) |
2 |
Marriage |
Jan. 1, 1988 |
Relationship : Marriage 1988 (Mike Nichols) |
Degree Completion
Jan. 1, 1967
Social : End a program of study 1967 (B.A. degree from Wellesley)