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