Forrest Sawyer date of birth:
April 19, 1949
How old is Forrest Sawyer?
77
Where was Forrest Sawyer born?
Lakeland, Florida, United States
What is Forrest Sawyer's occupation?
WAGA-TV news anchor (1980-1985) CBS Morning News anchor (1985-1987) ABC News and NBC News anchor
Short Biography
Forrest Sawyer (born April 19, 1949) is an American broadcast journalist. Sawyer worked 11 years with ABC News, where he frequently anchored ABC World News Tonight and Nightline and reported for all ABC News broadcasts. He anchored the award-winning prime-time newsmagazines "Day One" and "Turning Point" He recorded exclusives from all over the globe, and earned numerous awards for his reports and documentaries, including Emmy Awards in 1992, 1993, and 1994. He left ABC News to become a news anchor for both NBC and its cable counterpart, MSNBC, where he was a regular substitute for Brian Williams as anchor for The News with Brian Williams. He left NBC News in 2005 to become founder and president of Freefall Productions, where he produces documentaries and serves as a media strategist and guest lecturer.