By Danielle Daniels
FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS
Lila Diane Sawyer (/ˈsɔːjər/; born December 22, 1945) is an American television broadcast journalist known for anchoring major programs on two networks including ABC World News Tonight, Good Morning America, 20/20, and Primetime newsmagazine while at ABC News. During her tenure at CBS News, she hosted CBS Morning and was the first woman correspondent on 60 Minutes. Prior to her journalism career, she was a member of U.S. President Richard Nixon‘s White House staff and assisted in his post-presidency memoirs. Presently she works for ABC News producing documentaries and interview specials.
PERSONAL LIFE
Sawyer was in relationships with Frank Gannon, aide to President Richard Nixon, as well as American diplomat Richard Holbrooke, politician Bill Bradley, and actor Warren Beatty.
On April 29, 1988, she married film and theatre director, producer, and actor Mike Nichols. Nichols had two daughters and a son from previous marriages. He died on November 19, 2014, at the age of 83.
The “List of The World’s 100 Most Powerful Women” in Forbes magazine reported that, between June 2005 and June 2008, Sawyer made approximately $12 million, solely from entertainment income.
TODAY’S ALMANAC
Question of the Day
Advice of the Day
Home Hint of the Day
Word of the Day
Puzzle of the Day
Born
- Giacomo Puccini (composer) –
- Edwin Arlington Robinson (poet) –
- Grote Reber (American astronomer) –
- Claudia “Lady Bird” Johnson (U.S. First Lady) –
- Diane Sawyer (journalist) –
- Ralph Fiennes (actor) –
- Lauralee Bell (actress) –
- Jordin Sparks (singer; season 6 American Idol winner) –
Died
- George Eliot (writer) –
- Ferdinand V. Hayden (geologist) –
- Beatrix Potter (author) –
- Samuel Beckett (writer) –
- Joe Strummer (singer) –
Events
- Construction began for first schoolhouse west of Allegheny Mountains, in Schoenbrunn, Ohio–
- Continental Fleet was organized by the rebellious American colonies under the command of Esek Hopkins–
- American Bicycling Journal first published–
- Edward Johnson, an associate of Thomas Edison, created the first string of Christmas tree lights–
- A magnitude 6.5 earthquake hit the central California coast–
Weather
- Lake-effect snows brought a heavy storm to Turin, New York–
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