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