David Muir
Born: 1973-11-08 in Syracuse, New York, USA
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2026
- Dolly Parton: An American Original – Special Edition of 20/20 as Self - Host
- Instadocs: Alex Murdaugh, Unconvicted as Self (archive footage)
- Instadocs: The Prediction Games as Self (archive footage)
- Disney Celebrates America: The Pursuit of Happiness as Self (archival footage)
- 9/11 Tribute in Light: Live from Lower Manhattan as Self - Host
- Disney Celebrates America as Self - Host
2025
- Avatar: A New Era - Special Edition of 20/20 as Self - Co-Host
- American Catastrophe: LA Burning -- Special Edition of 20/20 as Self - Co-Host
- Francis: The People's Pope as Self
- The American Pope: Leo XIV - Special Edition of 20/20 as Self
2024
- From Russia with Lev as Self (archive footage)
- Trump | Assassination Attempt: Minute by Minute ... (Producer)
- Jimmy Carter: A Full Life as Self
- The Year: 2024 as Self
2023
- Our Barbara as Self
- Horror in Idaho: The Student Murders as Self - Host
- You’ve Got Jail as Self - Host
- Kill Or Be Killed as Self - Host
- The Kill List as Self - Host
2022
2021
- The Babies of 9/11: Twenty Years Later as Self - Host
- The Year: 2021
- The Dating Game Killer as Self - Co-Host
- 9/11: The Day that Changed America as Self - Host
2020
- John Lennon: His Life, Legacy, Last Days as Self - Host
2019
- One Day at Disney as Self
- The Death of a Playmate: The Dorothy Stratten Story 20/20 as Self - Co-Host
2017
- Life as 20/20 Anchor
- Truth and Lies: The Murder of Laci Peterson as Self - Co-Host
2006
- Rachael Ray as Self
2003
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self - Guest
1997
- The View as Self - Guest
1988
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest Co-Host
1985
- North and South as 1st Abolitionist
1978
- 20/20 as Self - Anchor