David Muir Biography
David Muir is an American Emmy Award-winning anchor for ABC News based in New York. He is best known as the weekend anchor for the flagship ABC News broadcast “World News” and co-anchor of the ABC News Magazine “20/20” with Amy Robach. Previously, he worked for WCVN IN Boston as a reporter and anchor.
David Muir Age
David was born on November 8, 1973, in Syracuse, New York, United States. He is 50 years old as of the year 2024 and he celebrates his birthday on November 8 every year. His zodiac sign is Scorpio.
David Muir Height and Weight
Muir stands at an approximate height of 5 feet and 10 inches (1.8 m) tall and weighs 77kgs.
David Muir Parents and Siblings
Muir is the son of Ronald Muir, his father, and Pat Mills, his mother. He grew up in Onondaga Hill in a Roman Catholic family and is fluent in Spanish. He has one older sibling named Rebecca Muir and two younger step-siblings, as well as three nephews and six nieces. When he was a child, he watched ABC News’ flagship program each night with his family and credits longtime anchor Peter Jennings as his biggest journalistic influence.
David Muir Wife/ Gay
Muir is very private about his personal life hence he has not disclosed any information regarding his marital affairs. Previously, he was rumored to be in a relationship with Gio Benitez, who works as a journalist. However, the rumors were suspended when Gio got married to Tommy DiDario on September 17, 2015, at a small ceremony in Miami, Florida. Many of his fans are curious about his sexuality because he has been seen with both men and women.
David Muir Education
Muir graduated from Onondaga Central Junior-Senior High School in May 1991. He then enrolled at the Park School of Communications at Ithaca College in Ithaca, New York, graduating magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism in May 1995. While in college, he also attended the Institute on Political Journalism at the Fund for American Studies at Georgetown University. Afterward, he joined the University of Salamanca in Spain where he learned international education.
David Muir Career
Muir works as an anchor at ABC World News Tonight in New York City. He also co-anchor the ABC News magazine 20/20 which is part of the news department of the ABC broadcast television network. Earlier, David worked together with Diane Sawyer where they served as a substitute anchor and weekend anchor at ABC’s World News. During his time at ABC News, he has covered multiple news which has earned him national recognition. Moreover, Muir has received numerous awards including Emmy and Edward R. Murrow awards.
In addition, Muir has also sat down with prominent officers and leaders including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. He has also traveled all over the world in countries such as Guantanamo, Tahrir Square, Afghanistan, Iraq, Amman, and Fukushima. In 2013, TV Week called him one of the “12 to Watch in TV News” and he was listed as one of People Magazine’s Sexiest Men Alive in 2014. Previously, David worked at WCVB in Boston as a reporter and anchor from 2000 to 2003. While there, he won the National Headliner Award and the regional Edward R. Murrow Award for his investigative reports. He also covered the 2001 attacks and hijackers which earned him recognition from Associated Press.
David began his broadcasting career in 1994 working as a reporter and anchor at WTVH-TV in Syracuse, New York. During his tenure at WTVH-TV, he traveled to Gaza, Israel, Tel Aviv, and Jerusalem where he covered the the 1995 assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. For his coverage, he was honored by the Syracuse Press Club as the “Best Local News Anchor” in Syracuse.
David Muir Salary
Muir earned an estimated salary of between $ 75, 000 to $ 150, 000.
David Muir Net worth
Muir has an estimated net worth of between $ 1 million-$ 5 million which he has accumulated from his career as an anchor.
David Muir Awards and Honors
David has won many Emmys, the Edward R. Murrow Award and Society of Professional Journalists honors. Apart from his alma mater in 2011, Muir has also given commencement speeches at Northeastern University in 2015 and at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2018. In 2017 he was honored by Temple Adath Yeshurun in his hometown of Syracuse with Citizen of the Year and in the same year, he was named one of People’s Sexiest Newsmen.
David Muir Nationality and Ethnicity
Muir is an American, born in Syracuse, New York, United States of America. David was raised in Onondaga Hill, hence he knows how to speak Spanish. He was born to American parents. He holds a mixed ethnicity of Sicilian/Italian, English, Scottish, Irish, and German.
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