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Forrest Sawyer Biography (1949-)

Born 1949 in Lakeland, FL.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Journalist

Birth Details

1949

Lakeland, Florida, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Appearances
• Newscaster, Sharky's Machine, Warner Bros., 1982
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Good Morning America (also known as GMA), ABC, beginning in1975
• The CBS Morning News, CBS, 1985-1986
• ABC World News This Morning, ABC, 1989
• Correspondent, ABC News Nightline (also known as Nightline), ABC, 1989-1990
• Substitute anchor, ABC News Nightline (also known as Nightline), ABC, 1989-1999
• Anchor, Day One, ABC, 1993-1995
• Anchor, MSNBC Live (also known as MSNBC Dayside), MSNBC, 1999-2001
• Also anchor of World News Sunday, ABC.
• Miniseries
• Host, LIBERTY! The American Revolution (documentary), PBS, 1997
• Specials
• Moderator, Religion: The Secular Press (also known as For Our Times), CBS, 1987
• The Electronic Time Machine, ABC, 1989
• Working in America: Hazardous Duty (also known as Burning Questions), ABC, 1989
• Revolution at Work, ABC, 1991
• Day One: They Were Young and Brave, ABC, 1994
• Anchor, Who Shot Martin Luther King, Jr.?, ABC, 1997
• Also anchor of other specials.
• Television Work
• Specials
• Worked on various specials for ABC and The Discovery Channel.
• WRITINGS
• Teleplays
• Specials
• Revolution at Work, ABC, 1991
• (With Terence Wrong and Tom Yellin) Day One: They Were Young and Brave, ABC, 1994
• Also a newswriter for various programs.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

• New York Times, April 12, 1992, p. 27