David Muir
Birth Name:
David Muir
Birth Place:
Syracuse, New York, United States
Profession
Writer, Actor, Producer, Editorial department
Fast Facts
- Recipient of the Edward R․ Murrow Award on numerous occasions for both his domestic and international investigative reports
- The Associated Press recognized him for best enterprise reporting and best television interview early in his career
- The Society of Professional Journalists honored a report he made on an American doctor who was gifting sight to hundreds of villagers in Ethiopia
- Graduated with a bachelor's degree in journalism from Ithaca College
- Earned his first on-screen credits at 21-years-old after being hired by a local CBS station while still a senior in college
- Spent five years as an anchor and reporter in his hometown at WTVH-TV
- After years of regional work in both New York and Boston, he joined ABC News in 2003 and was eventually named co-anchor of "20/20" a decade later
- Often reports from some of the globe's most dangerous political and humanitarian situations including New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina, Haiti after the 2010 earthquake and Tahrir Square in Cairo during the 2012 and 2013 Egyptian uprisings
- Is fluent in Spanish, as he studied abroad in Spain in college
- Named salutatorian of his high school class
Awards
- 2007Emmy - Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a News Magazine:Nominated
- 2007Emmy - Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast:Nominated
- 2012Emmy - Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast:Nominated
- 2012Emmy - Outstanding Feature Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast:Nominated
- 2012Emmy - Outstanding Business and Economic Reporting in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast:Nominated
- 2013Emmy - Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast:Nominated
- 2014Emmy - Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a News Magazine:Nominated
- 2015Emmy - Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast:Nominated
- 2017Emmy - Outstanding News Special:Winner
- 2017Emmy - Best Story in a Newscast:Nominated
- 2017Emmy - Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story in a Newscast:Nominated
- 2017Emmy - Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a News Magazine:Nominated
- 2017WGA Award - News Script - Regularly Scheduled, Bulletin, or Breaking Report:Nominated
- 2017WGA Award - News Script - Regularly Scheduled, Bulletin, or Breaking Report:Nominated
- 2018Emmy - Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a News Magazine:Winner
- 2018Emmy - Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a News Magazine:Nominated
- 2018Emmy - Outstanding News Special:Nominated
- 2019Emmy - Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a News Magazine:Nominated
- 2019Emmy - Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a News Magazine:Nominated
- 2019Emmy - Best Story in a Newscast:Nominated
- 2019Emmy - Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a Newscast:Nominated
- 2023WGA Award (TV) - News Script – Analysis, Feature, or Commentary:Nominated
- 2026WGA Award (TV) - News Script – Regularly Scheduled, Bulletin, or Breaking Report:Winner
- 2026WGA Award (TV) - News Script – Regularly Scheduled, Bulletin, or Breaking Report:Nominated