Known For
Acting
Born
Nov 08, 1973
Place of Birth
Syracuse, New York, USA
Credits
40 titles
David Muir
Biography
David Jason Muir (/ˈmjʊər/ MURE; born November 8, 1973) is an American journalist and anchor for 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 before succeeding her on September 1, 2014. Since joining ABC News in 2003, Muir has reported from hotspots all over the world, with dispatches from Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, Ukraine, Tahrir Square, Mogadishu, Gaza, Guantanamo, Fukushima, Beirut, Amman, and the Syrian border, among other places. At ABC News, Muir has won multiple Emmy and Edward R. Murrow awards for his national and international journalism. He was the 2024 recipient of the Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism. In both 2023 and 2024 Muir won the Emmy for Outstanding Live News Program and the Edward R. Murrow Award for Network TV Newscast. Muir has become one of the most visible journalists in America. World News Tonight with David Muir has been the most watched newscast in the United States since 2015. Muir's climate reporting has also been recognized with the George Polk Award, and the Alfred I. duPont-Columbia Award. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Muir, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
9/11 Tribute in Light: Live from Lower Manhattan
Self - Host
Dolly Parton: An American Original – Special Edition of 20/20
Self - Host
Instadocs: The Prediction Games
Self (archive footage)
Disney Celebrates America
Self - Host
Disney Celebrates America: The Pursuit of Happiness
Self (archival footage)
Instadocs: Alex Murdaugh, Unconvicted
Self (archive footage)
Avatar: A New Era - Special Edition of 20/20
Self - Co-Host
The American Pope: Leo XIV - Special Edition of 20/20
Self
Francis: The People's Pope
Self
American Catastrophe: LA Burning -- Special Edition of 20/20
Self - Co-Host
Jimmy Carter: A Full Life
Self
The Year: 2024
Self
From Russia with Lev
Self (archive footage)
Trump | Assassination Attempt: Minute by Minute
Producer
You’ve Got Jail
Self - Host
The Kill List
Self - Host
Kill Or Be Killed
Self - Host
Horror in Idaho: The Student Murders
Self - Host
Our Barbara
Self
The Year: 2022
Self
Queen Elizabeth II: A Royal Life - A Special Edition of 20/20
Self - Host
Queen Elizabeth II: Passing of the Crown – A Special Edition of 20/20
Self - Co-Host
The Fatal Flaw: A Special Edition of 20/20
The Year: 2021
The Babies of 9/11: Twenty Years Later
Self - Host
9/11: The Day that Changed America
Self - Host
The Dating Game Killer
Self - Co-Host
John Lennon: His Life, Legacy, Last Days
Self - Host
One Day at Disney
Self
The Death of a Playmate: The Dorothy Stratten Story 20/20
Self - Co-Host
Truth and Lies: The Murder of Laci Peterson
Self - Co-Host
Life
20/20 Anchor
Rachael Ray
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
The View
Self - Guest
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest Co-Host
North and South
1st Abolitionist
20/20
Self - Anchor
World News Tonight with David Muir
Seven Natural Wonders of America with David Muir