David Muir

Background

David Muir was born in Syracuse, New York. He is known as an American journalist and A.B.C. News’ Emmy Award-winning journalist. He is the presenter and editor of “A.B.C. World News Tonight with David Muir” and co-presenter of “20/20,” which is also aired on A.B.C. Often described as one of the most prolific American journalists, Muir spent his childhood in Onondaga Hills, being raised by his mother, Pat Mills, and father, Ronald Muir, in a Catholic family. He has a younger sister, Rebecca Muir, and two younger step-siblings. Muir graduated from Syracuse University with a degree in journalism in 1995.

He began his professional broadcasting career immediately after graduating from college. He joined the staff of W.T.V.H-T.V. in Syracuse and went on to earn numerous awards as a journalist over the next five years. In 2000, he moved to Boston to work for W.C.V.B.-T.V. as an anchor and reporter. He subsequently won the Edward R. Murrow Award for Investigative Reporting, among other honors. In 2003, he became the overnight anchor for “World News Now” on A.B.C. He also became the anchor of the morning newscast, “World News This Morning.” It was in June 2007 when Muir started to be the anchor of “World News Saturday.” In 2012, he became the weekend news anchor, and this change saw the broadcast rename the show “World News with David Muir.” He received credit for the rise in the weekend night broadcast ratings, and he was promoted to co-anchor A.B.C’s “20/20” alongside Elizabeth Vargas. In 2014, A.B.C. News announced that Muir would succeed Diane Sawyer as the anchor and managing director of “A.B.C. World News,” where he began his debut broadcast that year. “World News Tonight with David Muir” became the most-watched evening newscast in the country the following year. Muir took over as A.B.C. News’ lead anchor for breaking news and special event coverage in 2021, a role long owned by G.M.A. anchor George Stephanopoulos from 2014 to 2020.

From 2011 to 2022, Muir received several accolades from prestigious universities. He gave commencement addresses at Ithaca College, Northeastern University, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Syracuse University. Muir is currently known to be single and not married. He is a dog lover and seems to be quite close to his dog.