Diane Sawyer Research Paper

What do Richard Nixon, the then Bruce Jenner, Malala Yousafzai, Jacqueline Kennedy, Hilary Clinton, and Gabrielle Giffords have in common? They were all at one time interviewed by Diane Sawyer on television. All of these people had interesting stories, but none as interesting as Diane herself. She started as a simple weather girl and became an anchorwomen who is trusted by the celebrities that she interviews and by the public who watch her. Diane Sawyer is famous for being a journalist who interviewed a lot of well known people and is an inspiration to aspiring female reporters.
Lila Diane Sawyer was born on December, 22 1945 in Glasgow, Kentucky. Her parents E.P. Sawyer “Tom” and Jean Sawyer had another daughter named Linda who was three

Catherine Marshall a well known writer and one of the pageant judge, gave a really special message to Diane that would change her life (Bernstein 25). Marshall said,
You have set goals for yourselves. I have heard of some of them. But i don’t think you have set them high enough. You have talent and intelligence and a chance. I think you should take those goals and expand them. Think of the most you could do with your lives. Make what you do matter. Above all, dream big, (Bernstein

Bill small wanted to hired Diane but he was not allowed to hired new people. But Diane’s primarily goal was to get a job covering the White House. Finally, her dad’s contacts helped her achieve that goal. One of the contacts called her and told her to go to the White House. The contact’s recommendation was good enough for her to get an interview with the White House press secretary Ron Ziegler. Ziegler’s job was to handle all the TV reporters, radio, and the people for the newspaper so they won’t annoy the president. Thanks to Ron Ziegler and Bill Small, Diane got a job at the White House (Bernstein