Forrest Sawyer

Born: 1949-04-19 in Lakeland, Florida, USA

Known For: Acting

Biography

Forrest Sawyer (born April 19, 1949) is an American broadcast journalist. Sawyer worked 11 years with ABC News, where he frequently anchored ABC World News Tonight and Nightline and reported for all ABC News broadcasts. He anchored the newsmagazines "Day One" and "Turning Point" He recorded stories from all over the globe, and earned awards for his reports and documentaries, including Emmy Awards in 1992, 1993, and 1994. He left ABC News in 1999 to become a news anchor for both NBC and its cable counterpart, MSNBC, where he was a regular substitute for Brian Williams as anchor for The News with Brian Williams. He left NBC News in 2005 to become founder and president of Freefall Productions, where he produces documentaries and serves as a media strategist and guest lecturer.

Filmography

2022

In France with Madonna as Self (archive footage)

2017

The Nineties as Self (archive footage)

2004

The Manchurian Candidate as Newscaster #1

2001

Behind the Terror as himself

1999

The West Wing as Forrest Sawyer

1997

Liberty! as Self - Host

1996

MS NOW Reports as Self

1993

Day One as Host

1988

An Empire of Reason as Self