Are you curious about the personal life of David Muir, the evening news anchor for ABC World News Tonight with Diane Sawyer? If so, as a viewer of his nightly broadcast, you are not alone.
In recent years, there has been speculation as to whether or not he is married. There have been rumors that he is gay based on a few photos from social media and the fact that he is a vegetarian.
David Muir is a television journalist who currently hosts the ABC news program “World News Tonight”. He replaced Diane Sawyer in 2013. After weeks of speculation, it was announced in July 2015 that Muir had married his longtime girlfriend, Jennifer Queliz.
The couple has not revealed how long they have been together but say they finally took the plunge after celebrating their 10 year anniversary.
Early life and education
David Muir was born in Syracuse, New York on November 8, 1973. He attended the University of Florida where he earned a degree in Broadcast Journalism.
His first reporting job was at NBC affiliate WVIR-TV in Charlottesville, VA. From there he went to work for ABC News as a correspondent reporting on the September 11 terrorist attacks.
David has continued his reporting work over the years, covering everything from presidential elections to natural disasters. His family continued to move around the Midwest until they eventually settled in Nebraska. He attended St. Edward’s Catholic School and graduated from Lincoln Southeast High School.
David Muir studied journalism at the University of Missouri School of Journalism and after graduating, he served as an anchor for WOWT-TV in Omaha, Nebraska before moving to KDSM-TV in Des Moines, Iowa.
He also spent time co-hosting for ABC News from 2003 to 2005 and from 2007 to 2009. In 2010 he became an anchor for “World News with Diane Sawyer” giving him his first solo anchor position. In 2014, he was named Chief Anchor of “ABC World News Tonight”.
What is his relationship status?
He’s also hosted ABC’s World News Tonight for the past 3 years. Recently, he’s been linked to his co-anchor, Martha Raddatz. The speculation began when they were seen holding hands at the 2018 Emmy Awards Ceremony, and David attended her alma mater as an undergraduate.
He has been the co-anchor of World News Tonight with David Muir since 2014. In addition, he is the host of ABC’s 20/20. David married his college sweetheart Mary Yeager in 2003, and they have two children together.
Net Worth
David Muir is an American journalist who currently hosts 20/20 on ABC. He was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and studied journalism at Northwestern University. Muir began his career as a reporter for NBC News in 2000 and has been with ABC News since 2009. In 2017, he made a salary of $5 million and has a net worth estimated at over $20 million.
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