David Muir is a prominent American journalist and anchor. He currently anchors ABC World News Tonight and co-anchors 20/20 on ABC. Muir took over as anchor of World News Tonight on September 1, 2014, succeeding Diane Sawyer. Prior to this, he was the weekend anchor and primary substitute anchor for the program.
In May 1991, David Muir graduated from Onondaga Central Junior-Senior High School.
In 1994, David Muir started working as an anchor and a reporter at WTVH-TV in Syracuse, New York.
In May 1995, David Muir graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism from Ithaca College.
In 2000, David Muir became an anchor and reporter for WCVB television in Boston.
In 2000, David Muir concluded his work as anchor and reporter at WTVH-TV in Syracuse, New York.
On September 11, 2001, David Muir traced the path of the hijackers involved in the September 11 attacks.
In 2003, David Muir concluded his work as anchor and reporter at WCVB television in Boston.
In 2003, David Muir joined ABC News and reported from international hotspots around the world.
In September 2005, David Muir reported from inside the New Orleans Superdome as Hurricane Katrina hit and covered the humanitarian crisis, highlighting deteriorating conditions inside the Convention Center and Charity Hospital.
In October 2006, David Muir reported from the Israeli-Lebanon border on the Israeli war with Hezbollah.
In 2006, David Muir co-anchored the newsmagazine Primetime.
In March 2007, David Muir was in Gaza to cover the Hamas coup, reporting from inside the Gaza Strip.
In June 2007, David Muir became the anchor of World News Saturday.
In October 2007, David Muir reported from Peru after the worst earthquake to hit the country in more than two decades.
In April 2009, David Muir and Diane Sawyer reported a 20/20 hour about guns in America, which had "disturbing results".
In May 2009, David Muir's reporting on 20/20 revealed a significant increase in the number of homeless children in America.
In January 2010, David Muir traveled to Haiti following the devastating earthquake, reporting on the destruction and the impact on the population.
In February 2011, David Muir became an anchor for both weekend newscasts, and the broadcast was named World News with David Muir.
In June 2011, David Muir reported from Tahrir Square during the political revolution in Egypt, and from Fukushima, Japan following the deadly tsunami and nuclear power plant accident.
In November 2012, David Muir served as one of ABC's lead correspondents for the 2012 U.S. presidential election, and his interviews with Mitt Romney generated national headlines.
In December 2012, David Muir anchored several hours of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting coverage as it unfolded and reported from the scene after President Obama visited the town.
In January 2013, David Muir reported from inside Iran, leading up to the nuclear talks. He was also the first Western journalist to report from Mogadishu, Somalia on the famine.
In March 2013, David Muir was promoted to co-anchor ABC's 20/20 with Elizabeth Vargas.
On September 1, 2014, David Muir succeeded Diane Sawyer as the anchor on ABC's World News Tonight.
In 2014, George Stephanopoulos was the lead anchor of breaking news and special event coverage for ABC News.
In 2015, during an interview with David Muir, Hillary Clinton admitted it was a mistake to use a private e-mail server and offered her first apology.
Since 2015, World News Tonight with David Muir has been the most watched newscast in the United States.
In March 2016, David Muir released a year-long report on the heroin crisis in America, winning a CINE Golden Eagle Award for his reporting.
On January 25, 2017, David Muir interviewed then President Donald Trump in the White House, which was Trump's first interview as president.
On May 6, 2020, David Muir interviewed President Donald Trump about the COVID Pandemic.
In 2020, David Muir's ratings exploded during the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, averaging around 12 million viewers, and becoming the most watched TV Program.
In 2020, George Stephanopoulos role as the lead anchor of breaking news and special event coverage for ABC News ended.
In December 2021, at the White House, David Muir pressed President Biden on whether the U.S. was prepared for the Covid surge.
In 2021, David Muir became the lead anchor of breaking news and special event coverage for ABC News.
In 2021, David Muir traveled to Southern Madagascar to report on what the United Nations World Food Program warned was the first climate-change driven famine. After the report aired, ABC News viewers donated over $3 million to the World Food Program.
In February 2023, David Muir conducted two interviews with President Biden, one in Warsaw on U.S. support for Ukraine.
In 2023, David Muir traveled to South Sudan to report on the historic flooding that had destroyed communities, leading to severe malnutrition as war broke out to the north, in Sudan.
In 2023, David Muir won the Emmy for Outstanding Live News Program and the Edward R. Murrow Award for Network TV Newscast.
On June 6, 2024, David Muir interviewed President Biden in Normandy and pressed him on whether he would pardon his son, Hunter Biden, to which Biden responded he would not.
On September 10, 2024, David Muir and Linsey Davis moderated a presidential debate on ABC News between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, which was watched by nearly 70 million Americans. Muir fact-checked Trump for making false statements and pressed Harris on various issues.
On December 1, 2024, President Biden reversed course and pardoned his son Hunter Biden. This came after he was interviewed by David Muir on June 6, 2024 and pledged that he would not pardon his son.
In 2024, David Muir received the Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism and won the Emmy for Outstanding Live News Program and the Edward R. Murrow Award for Network TV Newscast.
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