Diane Sawyer to Step Down as 'World News' Anchor

[dfergie]

Diane Sawyer is leaving the "World News" anchor desk and stepping into a new role where she will create innovative specials and tackle big issues and ideas, ABC News President James Goldston announced today.
David Muir will become the anchor and managing editor of "World News" in September, and George Stephanopoulos was named chief anchor of ABC News, leading the network's coverage of breaking news and special events.
Sawyer, who has led "World News" since 2009, will begin her new role on Sept. 2 leading "a team which will create and commission original reporting, big ideas and interviews," Goldston said.
"Diane’s incredible work on Hidden America and her masterful interviews with Gabby Giffords, Malala Yousafzai and recently Hillary Clinton bring great distinction to the entire news division," Goldston said. "Her curiosity, passion and energy inspire us all. Diane is one of the giants of modern journalism, and we can’t wait to see where she'll lead us next."
Muir will take the reins of "World News" on Sept. 2.

abcgo.com

 

[DJdish]

Will miss her on World News.

 

[dfergie]

I guess She's going to be the new "Babba Wawa"...

 

[MikeD-C05]

Sounds like they "retired" all their older ladies on ABC news around the same time. Now Diane and Barbara can do news specials while old George Stephenoplous can hold down the anchor news desk and leave the Good Morning America silly show . I'm sure he will be glad to get back to serious news again. When the newest Spiderman movie came out in May ,GMA had George and all the other anchors firing silly string at each other's faces like Spiderman. I'm sure it was such a low for his career. To go from the Whitehouse in the 90s to GMA/TMZ chat feast every morning. GOD they are so annoying now with all that chatter , loud music and perpetual laughing.

 

[DJdish]

IMO it´s not bad to have Diane now doing news specials, like the one she did with Hillary Clinton, which was aired last week or the week before that one.

 

[dfergie]

I have the CBS Morning show on VHS from the morning Columbia made it's return from space after flight #1 ... Diane Sawyer was on that show then.

 

[Don in CT]

The evening news model is not what it once was. Only a matter of time before that genre goes the way of the newspaper.

 

[KAB]

And she was leading Brian Williams.