After three a long time on the air, David Muir enjoys a big (and devoted) fan base ― and he’s realized to take their admiration in stride.
In an interview with Individuals revealed over the weekend, the ABC Information anchor was requested how he felt about being labeled a “daddy” by a few of his extra vocal admirers.
“People will forward TikTok videos, but only because they are laughing out loud at them and making fun of me and saying, ‘When did you become Daddy?’ So I don’t know whether that happens when you hit 50 or what, but I’ll take it as a compliment, I think,” Muir, 51, quipped. “Anyone who works with me knows that I am so uncomfortable even having to put on the tux. So the fact that I survive those events is still a surprise to me without looking like a total nerd.”
A Syracuse, New York, native, Muir obtained his begin on the native CBS affiliate WTVH-TV in 1994. 9 years later, he joined ABC Information as an anchor of the in a single day information program “World News Now,” and has risen via the community’s ranks steadily since then, succeeding Diane Sawyer because the anchor and managing editor of ABC World Information in 2014.
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Although Muir’s protection of U.S. politics has sometimes made him a goal of criticism, the fan thirst for him is actually palpable. A Tumblr weblog titled “Gimme Gimme Muir” is dedicated to playful snapshots and memes of Muir at dwelling and on the street, whereas a TikTok video posted by New York Submit’s Web page Six exhibits a clip of the journalist coming into the newsroom to the tune of George Michael’s “Father Figure.”
“Siri, play ‘Daddy’s Home,’” the video’s caption reads.
Although Muir has stored mum on specifics of his non-public life for the majority of his profession, he tells Individuals his “most comfortable element is being outside, covered in mud,” noting that he just lately loved a wet Memorial Day weekend in upstate New York.
As for the way forward for his profession, he stated, “I think it’s really important to continue to try being better. The moment you stop learning, the moment you’re no longer curious, the moment you don’t believe you can be better than you were a night ago or a week ago, is probably a time to sort of check yourself.”
“I still feel like I’m that kid racing into that local newsroom all those years ago,” he added. “I love this job. I love the people that I interview and get to meet, and I think that journalism is more important than ever.”
