Diane Sawyer Stepping Down From ABC's 'World News'
Source: TPM
CATHERINE THOMPSON JUNE 25, 2014, 9:20 AM EDT
Diane Sawyer is stepping down as anchor of ABC's "World News," the network announced Wednesday.
After nearly five years at the helm of ABC's flagship broadcast, Sawyer is now slated to concentrate full-time on news programming and "anchor and produce television specials and continue to interview the most extraordinary people in the world," according to a press release.
David Muir, the anchor of "20/20," will take over for Sawyer starting Sept. 2. With Sawyer's replacement, all three major broadcast networks once again have male anchors leading their flagship news programs.
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liberal N proud
(60,332 posts)She has not interviewed me yet.
Helen Borg
(3,963 posts)I can levitate, but no interview yet.
Submariner
(12,497 posts)I'm waiting for her interview with Ted Nugent who has physically threatened Obama. Fair and balanced and stuff.
Botany
(70,447 posts)n/t
If I'm home I watch her, as a matter of fact. I'm sorry that she's leaving the anchor desk. I wish her luck.
question everything
(47,431 posts)After her shtick with Elian Gonzales, and then the fluff on the morning show, I just could not see her as a serious journalist.
CBS is usually the choice for hard news... unless there are political news which I'd prefer Chuck Todd to their right leaning reporter. Cannot remember his name.
alp227
(32,005 posts)He used to work for Fox News, exclaiming why he sounds Republican.
Chuck Todd is a lousy journalist AND is Fox Lite despite having a daily show on "liberal" MSNBC.
question everything
(47,431 posts)Perhaps he is no longer with them. I do like Major Garrett. Perhaps he replaced Dickerson. Will have to give him a try.
jeff47
(26,549 posts)tularetom
(23,664 posts)I haven't watched that crap for ten years.
valerief
(53,235 posts)bullwinkle428
(20,628 posts)Jesus Malverde
(10,274 posts)It's so obvious, and ignored.
cloudbase
(5,511 posts)and Chelsea can interview each other.
BeyondGeography
(39,345 posts)I wonder what she cares about. (I don't wonder.)
closeupready
(29,503 posts)Don't watch ABC News anyway, lol. Now maybe I will, hehe.
InAbLuEsTaTe
(24,121 posts)monmouth3
(3,871 posts)WCLinolVir
(951 posts)CTyankee
(63,889 posts)I think she's probably right to go with producing TV specials...they can have a greater impact.
Also, we have cable shows anchored by women...more would be better but we do have Rachel, Melissa, Tamron and even, gulp, Andrea...
ballyhoo
(2,060 posts)living room, I haven't watched tv, including the news, for over 25 years, so I wish her well. I guess. Don't know anything about her.
Manifestor_of_Light
(21,046 posts)Seems unprofessional.
I'm so old I remember when the only Network TV reporter that was female was Nancy Dickerson!!
Alkene
(752 posts)Next up for her, cheesy vitamin or beauty/health product infomercials I surf past before I either turn off the idiot box or switch over to streaming.
LiberalLovinLug
(14,164 posts)Ever since her snide "interview" with the Dixie Chicks after the shit hit the fan in Right Wing World when Natalie said she was embarrassed that Bush was from Texas (which actually of course he's not) in London, England.
She couldn't have been more accusatory. She treated them like they were just lucky to be in her presence and have this opportunity to appolagize to America for their awful behaviour. Her whole appalled expression during the whole thing, like they were inflicted with a disease of some kind that she sure wasn't going to get. She was certainly not going to ever criticize the President for starting a bogus war, and the interview was all about prodding and pushing them to admit that Natalie acted horribly unpatriotical and should be ashamed of herself.
Her and David Gregory are cut from the same cloth.
Zorro
(15,722 posts)That should tell you her political bent.
Good riddance.
Throd
(7,208 posts)tabasco
(22,974 posts)I s'pose they'll find another one even worse.
hamsterjill
(15,220 posts)I'm sorry there is such a negative opinion of her on DU. She's one of my favorite broadcast anchors. I've enjoyed the way she showed the humanity in people that she's interviewed.