Lila Diane Sawyer has worked as a TV broadcast journalist on major news programmes including ABC World News Tonight, Good Morning America and PrimeTime Live. 

After working as a press aide for Richard Nixon and assisting with his memoirs, she returned to journalism as a political correspondent for CBS and in 1984 became the first female correspondent on 60 Minutes.

Just over 20 years before she made history on 60 Minutes, Diane was crowned America's Junior Miss on March 16, 1963.

She represented the state of Kentucky in the competition, now known as the Distinguished Young Women pageant, and won a $7,500 scholarship.

Diane started her on-screen journalist career as a weather forecaster and reporter in Kentucky between 1967 and 1970. She then moved to Washington, D.C. to work as a press aide for then-President Richard Nixon.

She joined CBS as a political correspondent in the late '70s, working as a co-anchor on CBS Morning News with Charles Kuralt. In the late '80s, she moved to ABC News to co-anchor PrimeTime Live as well as appearing on Good Morning America and ABC News, alongside notable high-profile interviews.

The famed TV anchor found love with director Mike Nichols, tying the knot on April 29, 1988. They remained married until his death in 2014.

Mike also found star success during his career, winning an EGOT – Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony awards – with huge hits like The Graduate, Working Girl, and The Birdcage featuring in his portfolio.

Diane has stepped back from daily broadcast roles; instead, she's often on call for special coverage for ABC News or as a documentary producer.

Her recent projects include The Turpin Family Special, The Mystery of Richard Simmons and the commemorative 9/11 25th Anniversary Special, speaking to the children of victims from the tragic attack.