Biography
With his solid looks and unwavering voice, he seemed the quintessential news anchor--appealing without overpowering the news itself.
Sawyer began his career in radio, working at stations such as WDVH-AM in Gainesville, Florida, WVBF-FM in Boston, Massachusetts, and WGST Newsradio in Atlanta, Georgia. He remained in Atlanta from 1980-1985 as news anchor for WAGA-TV, then was brought north to be news anchor on "The CBS Morning News" from …
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Career Milestones
2005 | Played the moderator for "The West Wing's" (NBC) presidential debate between the contenders played by Jimmy Smits and Alan Alda on a live broadcast which aired in November | |
1999 | Ended association with ABC after contract negotiations stalled; moved to MSNBC in October | |
1997 | Was anchor of the special "Who Shot Martin Luther King Jr?" (ABC) | |
1994 | Anchored "Turning Point" (ABC) | |
| Hosted "Day One" (ABC) | ||
1989 | Named anchor "World News Sunday" (ABC) | |
1988 | Joined ABC News as co-anchor of "World News This Morning" | |
| Served as news anchor for "The CBS Morning News" | ||
1982 | Made an appearance in feature film "Sharkey's Machine" | |
| Was news anchor at WGA-TV Atlanta | ||
| Began career on various radio stations nationwide | ||