As one of the most visible journalists in America, David Jason Muir has a face that is easily recognized. Being famous has its obvious advantages, but how has being an Emmy-winning journalist affected David’s dating life?
Although David Muir spends his professional life in front of the camera, his private life is kept exactly that, private. As far as the world is concerned, David Muir is single, but that doesn’t mean he is lonely. David Muir has a German short-haired pointer named Axel.
Having graced the pages of People Magazine’s ‘Sexiest Men Alive’ list in both 2014 and 2017, David Muir is definitely an eligible bachelor. Let’s take a look at David’s previous love interests, who he spends his alone time with, and what made him the multi-millionaire he is today.
Who Is David Muir?
David Muir is best known as the anchor of ABC World News Tonight. He is also an internationally renowned journalist, having won multiple Emmy and Edward R Murrow awards while at ABC News. His start in journalism wasn’t from the seat of a studio.
At the start of his career in 1994, David was an anchor and reporter for WTVH-TV. His coverage of the assassination of the Israeli Prime Minister in 1995 from the field in Israel and the Gaza Strip earned him the recognition as an anchor of the ‘Best Local Newscast”.
Since 2003, David has been with ABC News and started as an anchor of World News Now, an overnight news show. Moving up in the ranks, David managed to become the anchor of the weekend news programming and the broadcast was named ‘World News with David Muir’.
In 2014, David was named the successor of Diane Sawyer and became the managing editor and anchor of ABC World News. With so many accomplishments it is no wonder David received an honorary Doctor of Media degree from North Eastern University in Massachusetts.
David Muir’s Dating History
When so much of his life is spent in front of multiple cameras every day, it is understandable that David would want to keep what little time he has off as his own. But because he is a private man, fans are all the more eager to know everything there is to know about him.
Being so private can lead to rumors floating around not only about who your significant other is, but also what your sexuality is too. David has been the target of these rumors in the past, but what fuels fans is that he has not confirmed or denied anything.
Sexuality rumors started when people started to suspect that David was dating a colleague at ABC, Gio Benitez. While David might be the most private man alive, Gio has been open about his sexuality in the past and openly gay for years. David has yet to make his sexuality known.
How Does David Muir Spend His Down Time?
David’s frequent flyer miles must be astronomical when even Kelly Ripa, who is one of David’s closest friends, has commented on how David is one journalist that can be seen behind the news desk and in the field at the same time.
With most of his life kept extremely private, social media lends a huge hand in giving fans an inkling into the life that David leads when he is not on the set of ABC World News Tonight, or traveling to an affected area for his latest story.
David has been vocal about one thing, and that is how close he is to his family. Although his job can leave him feeling heavy, his family is always who he leans on and visits when he has a moment to spare. David bought and restored his $7 million home on Skaneateles Lake just to be close to his sister and her family.
A cutie that makes a frequent appearance on David’s Instagram is his dog, Axel, a German short-haired pointer. In an interview with Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest in 2019, David talks about how Axel is doing after having him for a few weeks and retells the story of Axel making his first-ever dog friends.
It takes a lot of effort to remain so out of the public eye when your job is to report world events daily to millions of people around the globe, but David remains a man of mystery in his nearly five decades on this planet.