Diane Sawyer
Diane Sawyer to Anchor ABC's World News
By Luke Kerr on September 02, 2009
Good Morning America's Diane Sawyer will be taking over ABC's World News anchor chair when Charlie Gibson retires in January, according to Media Bistro.
TVNewser has learned ABC News will announce today that Charlie Gibson will leave "World News" in January and that Diane Sawyer will be named the new anchor of the network's evening newscast.
As anchor of World News, Sawyer be competing against former morning show rival Katie Couric at CBS's Evening News and NBC's Nightly News, hosted by Brian Williams. READ MORE
Oprah, Sawyer and Walters Top Most Influential Women in Media List
By Luke Kerr on July 15, 2009
Forbes just released The Most Influential Women In Media and nine out of the top ten women have a daytime connection. Not surprisingly Oprah ranks No. 1. Diane Sawyer earned the No. 2 spot while Barbara Walters appears at No. 3. Walters' fellow The View co-hosts appear at No. 11. This is what Forbes wrote about The View.
The thing that keeps the show interesting and fresh is all the diverging and often opposing viewpoints. The audience senses this honesty isn't staged, as some of its controversies have even led to former hosts like Rosie O'Donnell or Star Jones leaving the show.
