Sawyer won’t get ‘World’ post

ABC News hasn’t named a permanent replacement for the late Peter Jennings at “World News Tonight” but did say Monday who it won’t be: Diane Sawyer.

The network was responding to a report in Broadcasting & Cable magazine that “insiders” had said she had shown interest in the job.

But after speaking to both Sawyer and ABC News President David Westin, Westin spokesman Jeffrey Schneider said Sawyer was not a candidate for the evening anchor job. It’s likely that Sawyer will be doing more prime-time documentaries, but she’s remaining at “Good Morning America,” he said.