TV Newscaster
Diane Sawyer started in TV in Louisville, Kentucky, then became a press aide for the White House during the Nixon administration (she also assisted Nixon with his memoirs). She ended up at CBS in the late 1970s, eventually getting a co-anchor spot on 60 Minutes in 1984. In the 1990s she worked for ABC, co-hosting PrimeTime Live and 20/20, earning a reputation for tough investigative reports and interviews with world leaders. In 1999 she was named anchor for Good Morning America.
Extra credit: Sawyer is married to film and theatrical director Mike Nichols.

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  "Live with Regis and Kathie Lee"
... aka Live with Regis (USA: new title)
... aka Live with Regis & Kelly (USA: new title)
- Episode dated 7 June 2005 (2005) TV Episode .... Herself
- Episode dated 11 November 2003 (2003) TV Episode .... Herself
"Primetime Live" .... Herself - Anchor (1989- present)
- Episode dated 4 May 2005 (2005) TV Episode .... Herself - Anchor
"The View"
- Episode dated 8 March 2005 (2005) TV Episode .... Herself
"Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show"
- Episode dated 28 February 2005 (2005) TV Episode .... Herself
"Jimmy Kimmel Live"
- Episode dated 25 February 2005 (2005) TV Episode .... Herself
- Episode dated 26 February 2004 (2004) TV Episode .... Herself
"The Tony Danza Show"
- Episode #1.95 (2005) TV Episode .... Herself
The 62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards (2005) (TV) (uncredited) .... Herself
25th Annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards (2004) (TV) .... Presenter
The 31st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (2004) (TV) .... Herself
"Late Show with David Letterman"
... aka Late Show Backstage (USA: title for episodes with guest hosts)
... aka The Late Show (USA: informal short title)
- Episode dated 25 February 2004 (2004) TV Episode .... Herself
"The Oprah Winfrey Show"
... aka Oprah (USA: short title)
- Episode dated 29 January 2004 (2004) TV Episode .... Herself
"Frontline"
- Chasing Saddam's Weapons (2004) TV Episode
"Entertainment Tonight"
... aka E.T. (USA: informal title)
... aka ET Weekend (Australia: weekend title)
... aka Entertainment This Week (weekend title)
... aka This Week in Entertainment (USA: weekend title)
- Episode dated 13 October 2003 (2003) TV Episode .... Herself
"Extra"
... aka Extra: The Entertainment Magazine (USA)
- Episode dated 10 October 2003 (2003) TV Episode .... Herself
A Life of Laughter: Remembering John Ritter (2003) (TV) .... Host
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration (2003) (TV) .... Herself
"The Rosie O'Donnell Show"
- Episode dated 15 January 2002 (2002) TV Episode .... Herself
- Episode dated 6 September 2001 (2001) TV Episode .... Herself
- Episode dated 25 January 2001 (2001) TV Episode .... Herself
- Episode dated 21 January 1999 (1999) TV Episode .... Herself

"Good Morning America" (1975) TV Series .... Herself - Co-Host (1999-Present)
ABC 2000: The Millennium (1999) (TV)
"20/20 Wednesday" (1993) TV Series .... Herself - Co-Anchor (1998-2000)
"20/20" (1978) TV Series .... Herself - Contributing Anchor (1998-2000)
... aka ABC News 20/20 (USA: informal title)
Town Meeting with Diane Sawyer: Celebrities vs. the Press (1997) (TV) .... Hostess
Golden Anniversary (1995) (TV) .... Herself
... aka Rosemary Clooney's Demi-Centennial (USA: complete title)
... aka Rosemary Clooney's Golden Anniversary (USA)
"Day One" (1993) TV Series .... Herself - Host (1994-1995)
"Turning Point" (1993) TV Series .... Herself - Host (1993-1997)
"The Howard Stern Show"
- Episode dated 18 July 1992 (1992) TV Episode .... Herself

Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary (1989) (TV) (uncredited) .... Herself - Audience Member
David Letterman's 2nd Annual Holiday Film Festival (1986) (TV) .... Herself (segment "An Audience of My Own")
"60 Minutes" (1968) TV Series .... Herself - Correspondent (1984-1989)
... aka TV Land Legends: The 60 Minutes Interviews (USA: rerun title)
"The American Parade" (1984) TV Series .... Correspondent
... aka Crossroads
"CBS Evening News with Dan Rather"
- Episode dated 25 August 1983 (1983) TV Episode .... Herself
"CBS Early Morning News" (1982) TV Series .... Herself - Co-Anchor (1982-1984)
"Morning" (1979) TV Series .... Herself - Co-Anchor (1981-1984)
"Universe" (1980) TV Series .... Reporter
... aka Walter Cronkite's Universe (new title)