David Muir

David Muir
Muir in 2021
Born
David Jason Muir

(1973-11-08) November 8, 1973 (age 50)
Alma materIthaca College (BA)
Occupation(s)Television news anchor, television journalist, managing editor
Years active1994–present
EmployerThe Walt Disney Company
TelevisionABC World News Tonight (2007–present)
20/20 (2013–present)
TermAnchor of ABC World News Tonight
PredecessorDiane Sawyer

David Jason Muir (born November 8, 1973) is an American journalist and the anchor of ABC World News Tonight and co-anchor of the ABC News magazine 20/20, part of the news department of the ABC broadcast-television network, based in New York City. Muir previously served as the weekend anchor and primary substitute anchor on ABC's World News Tonight with Diane Sawyer succeeding her on September 1, 2014. At ABC News, Muir has won multiple Emmy and Edward R. Murrow awards for his national and international journalism.

According to the Tyndall Report, Muir's news reporting received the most airtime in 2012 and 2013. He has become one of the most visible journalists in America.[1] As of 2019, World News Tonight with David Muir has become the most watched newscast in the United States.[2]

  1. ^ "ABC's David Muir Was The Most-Used Reporter On Broadcast News In 2012". Mediaite. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
  2. ^ "Evening News Ratings: Week of August 14". Adweek. August 22, 2017. Retrieved February 23, 2019.

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