Diane Sawyer

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Journalist • Host

Birth Date: December 22, 1945

Age: 77 years old

Birth Place: Glasgow, Kentucky

One of the most celebrated and recognized figures in modern television news, Diane Sawyer was a television journalist and anchor whose tenacious work was often the highlight of such news programs as "60 Minutes" (CBS, 1968- ), "PrimeTime Live" (ABC, 1989- ), and "Good Morning America" (ABC, 1978). For many viewers and critics, Sawyer represented the model of modern American television journalism, able to handle hard-hitting interviews with world leaders like Fidel Castro, Richard Nixon and Nancy Reagan on one night, and gossip-heavy conversations with celebrities like Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson and Mel Gibson on another. This versatility made her one of the most popular news figures on television for over two decades and helped to usher her into the inevitable position as the anchor for "ABC World News" (ABC, 1953- ), assuming the chair in 2010. Having helped propel the network's nightly news show to rise in the ratings, Sawyer proved that she was indeed one of journalism's most popular and respected figures.

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Jeremy Renner: The Diane Sawyer InterviewStream

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Jeremy Renner: The Diane Sawyer InterviewStream

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Love Actually: 20 Years Later

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2022

Matthew Perry: The Diane Sawyer Interview

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2022

9/11 Twenty Years Later: America Remembers

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2021

GMA3: What You Need to Know

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2020

Our New Reality: A Diane Sawyer Special

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2020

The Douglas Dynasty: Fame, Addiction, Finding Home -- A Diane Sawyer Special

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2019

Diane Sawyer Reporting

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2019

Live with Kelly and Ryan

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2017

ABC News Your Voice Your Vote - Election Night 2016

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2016

The Late Show With Stephen ColbertStream

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2015

Women Behind Bars: A 20/20 on ID Special

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2015

Diane Sawyer möter Bruce Jenner

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2015

Bruce Jenner -- The Interview

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2015

The Untold Story of The Sound of Music -- A Diane Sawyer Special

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2015

Hillary Clinton: Public and Private - One on One With Diane Sawyer

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2014

The Francis Effect

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2014

The Hornet's Nest

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2014

20/20 on OWN

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2013

Murder. Mystery. Amanda Knox Speaks - A Diane Sawyer Exclusive

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2013

ABC News Your Voice Your Vote 2012

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2012

Live! With Kelly and Michael

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2012

Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and Space Shuttle Commander Mark Kelly Share Their Story With Diane Sawyer

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2011

A Special Edition of 20/20 -- Remembrance and Renewal: 10 Years After the 9/11 Attacks

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2011

The Gayle King Show

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2011

The Gayle King Show

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2011

Vote 2010

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2010

Stand Up to Cancer

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2010

Earthquake Haiti: Race to Save a Country

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2010

ABC World News With Diane Sawyer

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2009

Remembering Ted Kennedy

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2009

Primetime: Questions for the President: A Prescription for America

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2009

ABC News Vote '08: Vice Presidential Debate Analysis

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2008

The Kalb Report

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2007

Rachael Ray ShowStream

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2006

The Colbert Report

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2005

The Insider

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2004

ABC News Special

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2004

Weddings

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2004

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

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2003

Jimmy Kimmel Live!Stream

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2003

Live With Regis and Kelly

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2001

The ViewStream

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1997

The Oprah Winfrey ShowStream

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1986

20/20Stream

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1978

20/20Stream

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1978

20/20Stream

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1978

Good Morning America

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1975

Good Morning America

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1975

Sesame StreetStream

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1969

The Dick Cavett ShowStream

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1968

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