Biography
Lila Diane Sawyer is an American television broadcast journalist known for anchoring major programs on two networks including ABC World News Tonight, Good Morning America, 20/20, and Primetime newsmagazine while at ABC News. During her tenure at CBS News she hosted CBS Morning and was the first woman correspondent on 60 Minutes. Prior to her journalism career, she was a member of U.S. President Richard Nixon's White House staff and assisted in his post-presidency memoirs.
Awards & recognition
- Disney Legends · 2019
- Walter Cronkite Award — Excellence in Journalism · 2010
- George Polk Award · 2004
- Ellis Island Medal of Honor
- Peabody Awards
Filmography28 titles
Our Barbara
Jeremy Renner: The Diane Sawyer Interview - A Story of Terror, Survival and Triumph
Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery
Matthew Perry: A Hollywood Tragedy
Untold: The Girlfriend Who Didn't Exist
Untold: The Girlfriend Who Didn't Exist
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
Crazy, Not Insane
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Matthew Perry: The Diane Sawyer Interview
Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel
The Nineties
The Colbert Report
Howard
World News Tonight with David Muir
The Daily Show
20/20
Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution
The Switch
Manolo: The Boy Who Made Shoes for Lizards
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
I Am Cait
The View
Janeane from Des Moines
The Mystery of Richard Simmons: A Diane Sawyer Special
The Mystery of Richard Simmons: A Diane Sawyer Special