David Muir
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 …
Acting
- 2026Disney Celebrates AmericaSelf - Host16 ep.
- 2022The Fatal Flaw: A Special Edition of 20/204 ep.
- 2019One Day at DisneySelf1 ep.
- 1988LIVE with Kelly and MarkSelf - Guest4 ep.
- 1985North and South1st Abolitionist1 ep.
- 197820/20Self - Anchor177 ep.
- 1948World News Tonight with David MuirSelf - Anchor53 ep.
Guest appearances
- 202320/20Self - Co-Host, Self - Host2 ep.
- 2021LIVE with Kelly and MarkSelf - Guest, Self - Guest Co-Host4 ep.
- 2021Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf (archive footage)2 ep.
- 2022The ViewSelf - Guest1 ep.
- 2015Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self - Guest2 ep.
- 2020One Day at DisneySelf1 ep.
- 2019Rachael RaySelf1 ep.
- 1985North and South1st Abolitionist1 ep.
Also known as: David J. Muir · David Jason Muir