September 3, 2009

Diane Sawyer

Career:

1970-1974: Press aide for the Nixon administration

1974-1978: Part of the Ford administration's transition team; helped Nixon prepare his memoirs

1978-1981: CBS News correspondent assigned to State Department

1981-1984: Co-anchor, "CBS Morning News"

1982-1984: Co-anchor, "CBS Early Morning News"

1984-1989: First female correspondent for "60 Minutes"

1989-1998: Co-anchor, ABC's "Primetime Live"

1998-2000: Co-anchor ABC's "20/20"

January 1999-present: Co-anchor of ABC's "Good Morning America"

January 2010: Anchor for ABC's "World News"

Personal background:

Birthplace: Glasgow, Ky.

Education: Bachelor's in English, Wellesley College

Age: 63

Married: Mike Nichols, film and theater director

Children: She and Nichols have no children together. She has three stepchildren: Daisy, Max and Jenny