David Muir Biography
David Muir is an American journalist currently working at the ABC Network as anchor of ABC World News Tonight and also co-anchors ABC News magazine 20/20 and is based in New York. Those who knows Muir will confess to the fact that he is a dream chaser and currently he is living his dream career. As a young boy he grew up Watching legendary Journalists like Ron Curtis, whom he says was a role model to him and admiring to being on those screens one day as an anchor. He always admired getting a job that would take him to far places in the globe. Being the go getter he is, he searched for an internship at a Local TV station (WTVH) at the age of 13 and that’s where the greatness he has today was nurtured. Muir has very interesting life history which is covered in this article.
David Muir Age
He was born as David Jason Muir on 8 November 1973 in Syracuse, New York United States of America. He turned 50 years of age in November 2023 and was born when Zodiac sign Scorpio was ruling.
David Muir Height and Weight
He is 5 feet 11 inches tall which is equivalent to 1.8m. On average Muir weighs 76Kgs.
David Muir Education
David attended Onondaga Central Junior-Senior High School and graduated in May 1991. Subsequently, he enrolled at Ithaca College and in May 1995 he graduated with Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism. He says that while in college a professor told him he had a haircut of a newsman and that added to the list of things that inspired him most.
In Addition, he attended Georgetown University where he studied political journalism for one semester at the fund for American Studies. Also he Studied from university of Salamanca in Spain for another semester with the Institute for the International Education of Students. At this time he had an opportunity of learning Spanish which he is very Fluent at, adding to his advantage as a Journalist.
David Muir’s Parents and Siblings
His parents are Ronald Muir and Pat Mills. Unfortunately they divorced when he was very young, but most importantly, he says that they peacefully co-parented and both took part in his growing up. He was born in Syracuse New York and raised in Onondaga Hills. Together with her sister they were raised in Catholic faith. Muir has older sister, Rebecca Muir and two younger step siblings and is a great uncle to six nieces and three nephews. In most cases he is caught declaring his love for his native home Syracuse saying he loves going there.
David Muir Marital Status
The Syracuse native has is known to be very careful when it comes to his romantic life, despite being in limelight for decades. His dating history is unknown, which had made him to be rumored as gay. Nonetheless, he is not married. Information of whether he is dating and who is not available. He has no kids.
David Muir Salary and Net Worth
Muir’s major source of income is his journalism career. He earns an estimated annual salary of $62,715. His average net worth is $20 million.
David Muir’s Career
Muir’s career started at a very young age of 13 as an Intern at WTVH-TV. After graduating, from the University, he went back to WTVH where he worked from 1994 to 2000 as an anchor and a reporter in Syracuse New York. In 2000 he joined WCVB TV in Boston and there he worked as an anchor and a reporter up to 2003.
In August 2003 he joined ABC News and was tasked to anchor overnight news world news now. Later he became the anchor of world news this morning an ABC News early morning newscast and also the anchor of world news Saturday. Sometimes, he co-anchored Primetime the news magazine in 2006 and in February 2012 he was assigned to anchor world newscasts named world news with David Muir. In 2013 March he was promoted to co-anchor ABC’s 20/20 alongside Elizabeth Vargas. On June 27, 2014 he succeeded Diane Sawyer and became ABC’s World news anchor and managing director. His ABC’s World news tonight with David Muir became the most watched evening newscast outnumbering NBC nightly news for the first time. Muir became ABC’s lead anchor of breaking news and special event coverage.
David Muir’s Awards
Throughout his career Muir has won various awards for his commendable jobs. These awards include CINE Golden Eagle Award, Edward R. Murrow Award and multiple Emmy Awards.
The Award Winning Journalist has achieved most of his dreams in his career. from travelling across the globe chasing stories as a reporter to commanding the Television Screens as an anchor. Just like he says he always does whatever he always wanted to do. Muir is a role model himself, inspiring a lot of generations, just like he was inspired by others who were before him.
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