Diane Sawyer

Events

Lila Diane Sawyer born

December 22, 1945

Born in Glasgow, KY

Lived in Louisville with parents, Tom (a judge) and Jean (a teacher) and sister, Linda

1948 - 1970

Won America's Junior Miss contest, traveling for 3 years

1963 - 1966

Graduated from Seneca High School, Louisville, KY

May 1963

Attended and graduated from Wellesley College in 1967 - BA in English

September 1963 - June 1967

Was a weather forecaster for WLKY in Louisville, KY

September 1967 - 1970

Served as White House aide in President Nixon's Administration

1970 - 1974

Became a CBS News reporter in Washington, DC

1978 - 1980

CBS Morning News anchor

1981 - 1984

Joined the staff of CBS's 60 Minutes - first women to be a correspondent

1984 - 1988

Marries Theater and Film Director, Mike Nichols

1988

Co-Anchor for ABC's PrimeTime Live

1989 - 1998

Co-Anchor for news program 20/20

1998 - 2000

Good Morning America co-Anchor

January 18, 1999 - December 11, 2009

Primetime Thursday/Primetime Live/Primetime co-anchor

2000 - 2006

Received Peabody Award for "A Hidden America: Children of the Mountains.

2009

ABC World News Anchor - first woman to anchor primetime news!

December 21, 2009 - August 27, 2014

Won Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism

2010

Mother, Jean, passes away

October 2014

Husband, Mike Nichols, passes away

November 19, 2014