Forrest Sawyer

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Nationality: American
Birthdate: 04/19/1949
Birthplace: Lakeland, Florida, USA

biography

One of the top anchors of ABC news programming, Forrest Sawyer is familiar to audiences not only as the substitute host for Ted Koppel on "Nightline" but also as anchor of "World News Sunday" from 1989-1993, and as one of the hosts of the newsmagazines "Day One" (1993-1995) and "Turning Point", which premiered in 1994 as a weekly and became occasional specials. 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 Continued

Credits

Frank Kaplan

milestones

Year
Milestone
 
Began career on various radio stations nationwide
 
Was news anchor at WGA-TV Atlanta
1982 
Made an appearance in feature film "Sharkey's Machine"
 
Served as news anchor for "The CBS Morning News"
1988 
Joined ABC News as co-anchor of "World News This Morning"
Continued

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