Biography for
Diane Sawyer (I) More at IMDbPro »

Date of Birth

22 December 1945, Glasgow, Kentucky, USA

Birth Name

Lila Diana Sawyer

Height

5' 9" (1.75 m)

Spouse

Mike Nichols

(29 April 1988 - present)

Trivia

Member of Broadcast Magazine Hall of Fame.

Member of Television Academy of Fame.

Began her broadcasting career as a reporter at WLKY-TV in Louisville, Kentucky.

Graduated from Wellesley College in 1967, and finished a semester of law school before deciding on journalism.

1963 America's Junior Miss, 1963 Kentucky's Junior Miss.

TV newswoman. Was the first female co-anchor of TV's "60 Minutes" (1968).

Born at 8:00am-CST

Worked as a former Nixon White House press aide; followed Nixon into exile after his resignation to help him write his memoirs.

Was rumored to be Watergate's infamous "Deep Throat" (she's repeatedly denied it).

On the list of activities she wrote down for her first pageant win she mentioned that she enjoyed "tennis, basketball, being a Young Republican and, when time permits, knitting".

Served as a TV weather girl in Louisville early in her broadcast career.

Stepmother of Max Nichols and Jenny Nichols.

Has a dog named Lila, which is also her first name.

Personal Quotes

[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)

Salary

"Good Morning America" (1975)

$12,000,000/year (2007)