- Born
- Birth nameLila Diana Sawyer
- Height5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
- Diane Sawyer was born on December 22, 1945 in Glasgow, Kentucky, USA. She is a writer and producer, known for World News Tonight with David Muir (1953), 20/20 (1978) and Primetime (1989). She was previously married to Mike Nichols.
- SpouseMike Nichols(April 29, 1988 - November 19, 2014) (his death)
- Children
- ParentsErbon Powers "Tom" SawyerJean W. Dunagan
- RelativesLinda Sawyer Frankel(Sibling)
- TV newswoman. Was the first female co-anchor of TV's 60 Minutes (1968).
- Was rumored to be Watergate's infamous "Deep Throat". She repeatedly denied it, and it turned out that the actual "Deep Throat" was an FBI agent.
- Has a dog named Lila, which is also her first name.
- Worked as a former White House press aide to Richard Nixon; followed Nixon into exile after his resignation to help him write his memoirs.
- Began her broadcasting career as a reporter at WLKY-TV in Louisville, KY.
- [on co-hosting Good Morning America (1975)] "The scariest part about taking this job was how many people would know what I really look like when I get up in the morning". (From "Ladies' Home Journal" interview)
- [on Madeleine McCann] The girl with the magical eyes.
- Good Morning America (1975) - $12,000,000 /year (2007)
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