David Muir is a famous United States journalist that has covered human interest and political topics. He hosts ABC World News Tonight with David Muir. He is very active on social media and shares many pictures about himself, his family, his work, and his dog. Despite being a celebrity, who is active on social media, nothing is known about his private life. There have been speculations that David Muir is gay, but is he really gay?

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In this article, we will look at the full biography of David Muir Gay and whether he is gay.

Firstly, let’s look at the profile summary:

Early Life and Education

David Muir was born on November 8^th, 1973, in Syracuse, New York, United States, into a Catholic family. He grew up on Onondaga Hill watching ABC News with his family every night. He has an elder brother, two younger step-siblings, three nephews, and six nieces. He grew up adoring Peter Jennings, and Peter inspired him to be a journalist.

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He attended Onondaga Central Junior Senior High School and graduated in May 1991 and then processed to Ithaca College, where he studied Journalism and graduated in May 1995. Also, he furthered his education and got to Georgetown University’s Fund for America Studies Institute in Political Journalism, where he spent a semester and proceeded to the University of Salamanca, Spain, where he had another semester with the Institute for International Education of Students.

Career

Muir started his career in Syracuse, New York, where he worked as an anchor and reporter from 1994 to 2000. He got a breakthrough in his career when he reported directly from Jerusalem the killing of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin in 1995. The Gaza Strip earned prizes from the Radio-Television News Directors Association. Also, the Association Press for Best Enterprise Repotting and Best Television Interview gave him more awards. Also, Muir was named one of the “Best Local News Anchors” in Syracuse and the “Best Local Newscast Anchor “ by the Syracuse Press Club.

From 2000 to 2003, Muir worked with WCVB television as a reporter and anchor, where he won the regional Edward R. Murrow Award for his work in investigative reporting. Also, the National Headliner Award and Association Press award him for his remarkable work of uncovering the path of the terrorist in the September 11, 2001 event.

In August 2003, Muir joined ABC News as the anchor of the overnight new program, “World News Now.” Also, he became the anchor of ABC News’s “World News This Morning,” in the early morning. In 2006, he co-anchored the news magazine Primetime and occasionally afterward. In 2007, he anchored the World News Saturday. Then in 2012, Muir was moved to anchor the weekend news, and the show was renamed “World News with David Muir.” In March 2013, he was promoted to co-anchor ABC’s 20/20 with Elizabeth Vargas. This was after David Muir helped to increase the rating of the Sunday evening broadcast.

Is David Muir gay?

David Muir has been accused of being gay even though he has not publicly confirmed his sexuality. He has been spotted with lots of males. The accusation started when David began to attend many homosexual clubs.

David Muir’s relationships

The ABC anchor was said to be in a long-term relationship with Gio Benitez, an ABC News colleague. That was in 2015. During that time, they spent a lot of time together and shared nice pictures of themselves on social media. Fans saw the pictures and concluded David was homosexual because Glo is an openly gay man.

None of them ever came out to address the rumors of them dating and being in a relationship. On September 17, 2015. Gio proposed to Tommy DiDario, and they married in a small ceremony in Miami, Florida. Gio’s wedding with Tommy put an end to the accusations.

On 10^th September 10th of 2015, the same year he was suspected, Kate Dries, the former deputy editor of Jezebel, stated that she was David’s girlfriend. She wrote an essay headlined “Report Indicates My Boyfriend David Muir is a Monster.” In the essay, she spoke briefly about their first meeting and romance. She claimed to take his pictures on his Instagram profile. They have not been in connection with each other since the article was published. David Muir did not acknowledge or reject the news, so it died off. Kate never spoke about it again. So many people began to suspect it was a joke, or they split up.

Is David Muir Dating Anyone Now

There is no information on whether David Muir is dating anyone currently or not. He was linked to Sean, supposedly the founder and Managing Director of aussieBum, a swimwear business. However, there was no proof of a romantic relationship between the duos.

Also, he was linked to an American media personality and actress, Kelly Ripa. David occasionally posted pictures of them being together and tagged them with headlines of love and care for one another.

These photographs on social media sparked rumors that they were dating. But it died down following Kelly’s wedding to Mark Consuelo in 1996. It was confirmed that Kelly and David were just close friends that love spending time together and nothing extra.

Because he has been linked with both males and females, his sexuality remains unknown. He doesn’t have children and lives with his dog, Axel, and stays in close connection with his nieces and nephew, which he refers to as his “squad.”

Net Worth

As of 2022, it was estimated that David Muir has a net worth of $20 million. He owns a lot of properties, including exotic cars and buildings.