Lawyer, journalist. Born Starlet Marie Jones in Badin, North Carolina, on March 24, 1962. She spent the first six years of her life living with her grandmother while her mother, Shirley Jones, finished college. In 1969, at the age of six, Jones moved to Trenton, New Jersey, to live with her mother and stepfather James Byard, a…
Journalist, television correspondent, news anchor. Born on December 22, 1945, in Glasgow, Kentucky. As co-anchor of ABC’s Good Morning America, Diane Sawyer is one of today’s leading television journalists. Millions of people watch her as she communicates the news of day as well as other information to a national audience. She started out as a reporter for a local…
Journalist, TV talk show host. Born on January 29, 1948, in Havana, Cuba. The granddaughter of Don Francisco Saralegui, a Cuban magazine publisher, she came to the United States with her family in 1960. She later attended the University of Miami and learned about the publishing business while interning at Vanidades magazine. She joined the staff of…
Critic, journalist, author, playwright. Born on July 7, 1943, in Los Angeles, California. Known for his wit and warm personality, Joel Siegel shared his latest film reviews and conducted interviews with numerous film stars on Good Morning America for more than 25 years. Staying in his hometown, he went to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where he…