David Muir
Actor, Producer, Writer
November 8, 1973 (52 years)
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.
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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.
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Filmography
| 2026 | |
| 2024 | |
| 2022 | |
| 2017 | Life · as 20/20 Anchor |
| 1985 | North and South · as 1st Abolitionist |
| 2026 | |
| 2026 | 9/11 Tribute in Light: Live from Lower Manhattan · as Self - Host |
| 2026 | Dolly Parton: An American Original – Special Edition of 20/20 · as Self - Host |
| 2026 | Instadocs: The Prediction Games · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2026 | Disney Celebrates America · as Self - Host |
| 2026 | Instadocs: Alex Murdaugh, Unconvicted · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2025 | Avatar: A New Era - Special Edition of 20/20 · as Self - Co-Host |
| 2025 | |
| 2024 | |
| 2024 | ABC News Presidential Debate · as Self |
| 2024 | From Russia with Lev · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2023 | Superpower · as Self |
| 2023 | You’ve Got Jail · as Self - Host |
| 2023 | The Kill List · as Self - Host |
| 2023 | Kill Or Be Killed · as Self - Host |
| 2023 | Horror in Idaho: The Student Murders · as Self - Host |
| 2022 | The Year: 2022 · as Self |
| 2022 | IMPACT x Nightline · as Self - Commentator |
| 2022 | Queen Elizabeth II: A Royal Life - A Special Edition of 20/20 · as Self - Host |
| 2022 | Queen Elizabeth II: Passing of the Crown – A Special Edition of 20/20 · as Self - Co-Host |
| 2021 | Pharma Bro · as Self - Anchor, Abc World News Tonight With David Muir |
| 2021 | The Babies of 9/11: Twenty Years Later · as Self - Host |
| 2021 | 9/11: The Day that Changed America · as Self - Host |
| 2020 | The Accidental President · as Self |
| 2020 | John Lennon: His Life, Legacy, Last Days · as Self - Host |
| 2020 | GMA3: What You Need to Know · as Self - Abc News Correspondent |
| 2020 | Jeopardy! The Greatest of All Time · as Self - Video Clue Presenter |
| 2019 | One Day at Disney Shorts · as Self |
| 2019 | Running with Beto · as Self |
| 2019 | Rigged: The Voter Suppression Playbook · as Self - Host, Abc Nightly News With David MuirOn Plex |
| 2018 | Reversing Roe · as Self - Anchor, Abc World News Tonight With David Muir |
| 2018 | Whitney · as Self |
| 2016 | The Tucker Carlson Show · as Self |
| 2014 | The Meredith Vieira Show · as Self - World News Tonight Anchor |
| 2012 | Janeane from Des Moines · as Self |
| 2011 | The Chew · as Self - Guest |
| 2011 | 20/20 on ID · as Self - Correspondent |
| 2010 | Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work · as Self |
| 2010 | ABC News Specials · as Self - Anchor |
| 2006 | Rachael Ray · as Self |
| 2005 | This Week · as Self - Correspondent |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! · as Self - Guest |
| 1997 | The View · as Self - Guest |
| 1994 | Extra · as Self - Abc News Anchor |
| 1991 | Charlie Rose · as Self - Guest |
| 1988 | Inside Edition · as Self |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark · as Self - Guest |
| 1984 | Jeopardy! · as Self - Video Clue Presenter |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight · as Self - Abc News Anchor |
| 1979 | Nightline · as Self - Correspondent |
| 1978 | 20/20 · as Self - Anchor |
| 1975 | Good Morning America · as Self - Substitute Co-Anchor |
| 1953 | World News Tonight · as Self - Anchor |