David Muir

David Jason Muir ˈmjʊər MURE born November 8 1973 is an American journalist and anchor for ABC World News Tonight and coanchor of the ABC News magazine 2020 part of the news department of the ABC broadcasttelevision network based in New York City Muir previously served as the weekend anchor and primary substitute anchor on ABCs 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 Muirs climate reporting has also been recognized with the George Polk Award and the Alfred I duPontColumbia Award Description above from the Wikipedia article David Muir licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia