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In a career spanning four decades, Diane has been a trailblazer for women and for journalism. She has been a leader in morning television, prime time magazines, and the ABC flagship broadcast World News. Her final season at World News delivered its most-watched season in six years.

Her work also includes some of the most-watched interviews in prime time—38 million viewers watched the first and only interview with Michael Jackson and his new wife Lisa Marie Presley; 22 million viewers watched her unforgettable interview with Whitney Houston about drug use; 21 million viewers watched her interview with the family of Nicole Brown Simpson, their first and only interview; 14 million viewers watched Jaycee Dugard describe how she survived for 18 years when kidnappers imprisoned her in their backyard; and 24 million people watched the Olympic athlete known to the world as Bruce Jenner reveal that Caitlyn Jenner was always the real person inside.

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Diane Sawyer and Mike Nichols' Enduring Love Story

Separately, Mike Nichols and Diane Sawyer led impressive lives. Sawyer was an aide to President Richard Nixon who assisted him with his post-Watergate memoirs before she conquered the world of journalism. She served as the first female correspondent on 60 Minutes, made her mark on PrimeTime Live, co-hosted Good Morning America and anchored ABC's World News. Nichols escaped life as a Jewish boy in Adolf Hitler's Germany by emigrating to the United States. He sometimes felt like an outsider and experienced severe poverty, but went on to dazzle audiences with Elaine May as the comedy duo Nichols and May, then used his talents to become an award-winning director. On top of their solo achievements, together Sawyer and Nichols became the quintessential New York power couple and created a touching love story.

The pair shared an instant connection

Nichols and Sawyer first met in 1986 while they were waiting to take a superson

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Diane Sawyer

One of the most celebrated and recognized figures in modern television news, Diane Sawyer was a television journalist and anchor whose tenacious work was often the highlight of such news programs as "60 Minutes" (CBS, 1968- ), "PrimeTime Live" (ABC, 1989- ), and "Good Morning America" (ABC, 1978). For many viewers and critics, Sawyer represented the model of modern American television journalism, able to handle hard-hitting interviews with world leaders like Fidel Castro, Richard Nixon and Nancy Reagan on one night, and gossip-heavy conversations with celebrities like Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson and Mel Gibson on another. This versatility made her one of the most popular news figures on television for over two decades and helped to usher her into the inevitable position as the anchor for "ABC World News" (ABC, 1953- ), assuming the chair in 2010.

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