# ID this ABC reporter? \[Interviewing 14-year-old Venus Williams\] **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [July 28, 2020, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-abc-reporter-interviewing-14-year-old-venus-williams/916627 "2020-07-28T18:59:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2020, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-abc-reporter-interviewing-14-year-old-venus-williams/916627/1 "2020-07-28T18:59:20Z")
[Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezJ7bXgdHeg) For a rather well-known clip amongst the Williams sisters fans, finding a name to attach to him is rather elusive. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2020, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-abc-reporter-interviewing-14-year-old-venus-williams/916627/2 "2020-07-28T19:03:29Z")
Is it him? > **[Forrest Sawyer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forrest_Sawyer)** > > 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 cabl... > … He anchored the award-winning prime-time newsmagazines “[Day One](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_One_(TV_news_series))” and “[Turning Point](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turning_Point_(TV_series))”… ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2020, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-abc-reporter-interviewing-14-year-old-venus-williams/916627/3 "2020-07-28T19:23:58Z")
Thanks, but not so sure about this one. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2020, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-abc-reporter-interviewing-14-year-old-venus-williams/916627/4 "2020-07-28T20:46:31Z")
I don’t think that’s Forrest Sawyer. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2020, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-abc-reporter-interviewing-14-year-old-venus-williams/916627/5 "2020-07-28T20:47:48Z")
According to this, it’s John McKenzie > **['Black Lives Matter' in tennis: Venus Williams' father roasts reporter in...](https://www.republicworld.com/sports-news/tennis-news/black-lives-matter-tennis-venus-williams-father-roasts-reporter-watch.html)** > > An old interview of Venus Williams has resurfaced where father Richard Williams is seen roasting the interviewer for questioning the young girl's confidence. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2020, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-abc-reporter-interviewing-14-year-old-venus-williams/916627/6 "2020-07-28T20:50:03Z")
> **[John McKenzie Media](https://www.johnmckenziemedia.com/)** > > MISSION There’s no denying the results achieved. New, innovative projects are improving survival rates and raising living standards in countries less fortunate. ... ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2020, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-abc-reporter-interviewing-14-year-old-venus-williams/916627/7 "2020-07-28T21:18:35Z")
Thanks, I think that’s it.