Diane Sawyer is a successful American television journalist, known for anchoring ABC World News and for co-anchoring ABC News’ morning news program Good Morning America and Primetime News Magazine. She was a White House aide to US President Richard Nixon. She later accompanied him into exile after his resignation and helped him to complete his memoirs. In 1963 she won the annual Junior Miss Scholarship Contest in the United States. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from Wellesley College in Wellesley, Massachusetts. She has a huge social media following with more than 900,000 followers on Twitter.

Born name

Lila Diane Sawyer

nickname

Diane

Sun sign

Capricorn

Place of birth

Glasgow, Kentucky, USA

Residence

New York City, New York, United States

nationality

training

Diane Sawyer attended Seneca High School in the Buechel area of ​​Louisville. She later graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in English from Wellesley College in Wellesley, Massachusetts in 1967.

She briefly attended law school at the University of Louisville before deciding to pursue journalism.

occupation

TV journalist

family

• Father – Erbon Powers Sawyer (District Judge)
• Mother – Jean W. Sawyer (Elementary School Teacher)
• Siblings – Linda Sawyer (Older Sister)
• Others – Daisy Nichols (step-daughter), Max Nichols(step-son), Jenny Nichols (step-daughter), James Alexander Garfield Sawyer (paternal grandfather), Frederick Hartwell Sawyers (paternal great-grandfather), Sarah Mackey (paternal great-grandmother), Nettie Lenora Hay (paternal grandmother ), Ambrose Richard Hay (paternal great-grandfather), Victoria Emily Johnson/Johnston (paternal great-grandmother), Foxie B. Dunagan (maternal great-grandmother), Lafayette Dunagan (maternal great-grandfather), Mary Walta/Alta Weaver (maternal great-grandmother), Nora Belle Roberts (maternal great-grandmother), The Rev. Reuben Riley Roberts (maternal great-grandfather), Martha Ellen Caylor (maternal great-grandmother)

Manager

Diane Sawyer herself manages her career.

Build

Slim

Height

5 feet 8½ inches or 174 cm

weight

58 kg or 128 lbs

friend/spouse

Diane Sawyer dated –

1. Warren Beatty – Diane has been rumored to have dated actor Warren Beatty in the past.
2. Frank Gannon – In the early 1970s, Diane began dating Frank Gannon, who was also serving as President Richard Nixon’s aide at the time. The couple lived together for a while, even after Richard Nixon left office as President. On August 9, 1974, they escorted Richard Nixon to San Clemente aboard Air Force One. However, the couple later broke up.
3. Richard Holbrooke – Diane had an affair with American diplomat Richard Holbrooke for several years in the past. The couple shared a home in New York.
4. Mike Nichols (1986-2014) – In 1986 Diane began a relationship with film and theater director, producer and actor Mike Nichols. They first met in the Concorde lounge at Paris airport. They started meeting for lunch and soon their romance turned serious. The couple tied the knot with Martha’s Weinberg on April 29, 1988, and soon became known as one of New York’s power couples. They had no children together. The couple were close until Mike’s sudden death from a heart attack on November 19, 2014.

race/ethnicity

White

She is of English, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, Scottish, Irish, German and Swiss-German descent.

hair colour

Blond

eye color

Blau

sexual orientation

Just

distinguishing features

• Long rounded chin
• neck length hair

brand promotion

In 2007, Diane Sawyer appeared in the print ads for the Association of American Publishers “Get Caught Reading” advertising campaign.

Known for

• Anchoring ABC World News and co- anchoring ABC News’ morning news channel Good Morning America and Primetime News
• Her work as a White House aide to US President Richard Nixon followed him into exile after his resignation and helped him complete his memoirs

First TV show

In 1980, she made her first appearance as a reporter in the television series Universe .

Personal trainer

In 2002, Diane Sawyer trained regularly with her trainer, Jim Karas. Her training was broken down into 25 percent cardio and 75 percent strength training.

• Cardio – For cardio, Diane would typically take the 1. Run with her trainer 60 miles around Manhattan’s Central Park so she could run every now and then and continue jogging during a brisk phase. The idea was to maintain a heart rate of 140 and 149 beats per minute.
• Strength Training – Her strength training included working with machines, bench exercises, weights, pulleys, elastic tubing, a balance board, and a large inflated ball. Jim alternated between upper and lower body training every day. She did 10 exercises per session of 8 to 15 repetitions each and maintained a heart rate between 120 and 130.

Diane always did stretches after workouts.

As for her diet, she was advised to eat wisely by understanding the calories each food contains and the methods of preparation.

Diane Sawyer favorite things

• Leftovers – Meatloaf
• Mentor / bester Freund – Mike Wallace

Diane Sawyer Facts

1. When she was a baby, her family moved to Louisville.
2. Her father, who was a popular Republican politician, community leader, and Jefferson County Judge/Executive of Kentucky, died in a car accident in 1969, and the EP “Tom” Sawyer State Park was built in the Frey’s Hill neighborhood of Louisville in his honor.
3. During her school days, she was editor-in-chief for her school newspaper, The Arrow .
4. Growing up, she always felt like she was living in Linda’s shadow, her older sister.
5. Insecure and a bit lonely as a teenager, she hung out with a group of friends who called themselves “born-again transcendentalists”.
6. In 1963, during her senior year of high school, she won the annual Junior Miss USA scholarship competition, representing the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
7. While at Wellesley College in Wellesley, Massachusetts, she was a member of a cappella singing group called The Wellesley College Blue Notes and was also a part of the Phi Sigma Lecture Society.
8. Forbes magazine , in its report titled “List of the 100 Most Powerful Women in the World,” stated that between June 2005 and June 2008, Diane made approximately $12 million from entertainment alone.
9. She is a member of the Broadcast Magazine Hall of Fame and the Television Academy of Fame.
10. She began her broadcasting career as a reporter at WLKY-TV in Louisville, Kentucky.
11. In 1984, she was the lead correspondent for CBS News’ investigative show, 60 Minutes .
12. She was born at exactly 8:00 am – CST.
13. She mentioned “tennis, basketball, being a young Republican and, time permitting, knitting” as the list of activities she enjoys doing during her first pageant run.
14. Diane had a dog named Lila, named after her first name.
15. Stories she covered that still resonate with her include the West Virginia mining tragedy and the Haiti earthquake.
16. If she wasn’t a journalist she would probably audition for a sad piano bar as she has a very bizarre and eccentric attachment to sad songs.
17. Follow her on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.