ABC network anchors and debate moderators David Muir, Linsey Davis and George Stephanopoulos speak on stage prior to the Democratic presidential primary debate in the Sullivan Arena at St. Anselm College on February 07, 2020 in Manchester, New Hampshire. Joe Raedle / Getty Images
Who is David Muir?
David Muir is a broadcast journalist who is the host and managing editor of "ABC World News Tonight with David Muir." The news show airs daily on ABC News at 6:30 p.m. ET. Muir, who has been ABC News since 2003, stepped into the role after his predecessor, Diane Sawyer, retired in 2014.
Muir interviewed Biden earlier this year as a part of D-Day coverage and was Trump's first White House interview as president in 2017. He's no stranger to debates either, having moderated presidential primary debates in 2016 and 2020.
David Muir speaks onstage at the 2022 ADAPT Leadership Awards at Cipriani 42nd Street on March 10, 2022 in New York City. Mike Coppola / Getty Images for ADAPT Leadership
David Muir age, hometown, college
Muir, 51, hails from Syracuse, New York, and is magna cum laude graduate of Ithaca College, according to his bio on ABC News . He also attended the Institute on Political Journalism at Georgetown University and studied at the University of Salamanca in Spain.
Has Muir moderated a presidential debate before?
While this is the first time Muir will be moderating a presidential debate, he has previously moderated Democratic and Republican presidential primary debates.
He was one of the moderators for the Democratic primary debate in September 2019 and the Republican primary debate in February 2016.
Muir is the recipient of several prestigious awards
Muir’s work has received multiple awards, including Emmy awards and Edward R. Murrow awards. He was also honored by the Society of Professional Journalists for his reporting overseas and is also the recipient of the prestigious George Polk Award and the Alfred I. DuPont-Columbia Award, his bio on ABC says.
ABC World News Tonight anchor, David Muir gives a speech after he is presented with the Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism at by Arizona State University the Sheraton hotel on Feb. 8, 2024. Megan Mendoza / The Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK
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George should have done it he does a great jobs at debates
Connie Sims
3h ago
Harris has all the questions so it won't be fair just like hillary had the questions and that is why Trump wanted it on fox so harris wouldn't get the questions
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