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ABC’s David Muir takes on ‘terrifying’ feat for World News Tonight for emotional reason

ABC’s David Muir takes on ‘terrifying’ feat for World News Tonight for emotional reason

Published by Daniella Wilson

David Muir is scaling new heights – quite literally! The ABC News, 52, anchor who hosts the primetime news show World News Tonight as well as ABC’s 20/20 with Deborah Roberts, is taking on a slew of tasks around the country with his colleagues to celebrate the nation’s 250th birthday. © Getty ImagesDavid Muir took on one of the more daunting feats for the “Disney Celebrates America” special As part of ABC’s coverage for the same, David, Deborah and Diane Sawyer are each exploring different regions across the country to celebrate what the United States has to offer, with a challenge to boot. And David’s might just be the most physical. In a preview of the special, the World News Tonight anchor revealed that he climbed to the very top of the Statue of Liberty’s torch in New York City, a whopping 300 feet in the air, overlooking the water below and the city spreading out before him. Recommended videoYou may also likeWATCH: David Muir looks and sounds so different in footage from college years …

ABC’s David Muir breaks cover after going off-grid to share celebratory update — fans react

ABC’s David Muir breaks cover after going off-grid to share celebratory update — fans react

Published by Daniella Wilson

David Muir has another feather to add to his cap, thanks to his continuing stint with ABC’s World News Tonight. The 52-year-old news anchor’s primetime evening news show won the News Emmy for outstanding live news program for the fourth year in a row earlier this week. In total, ABC took home eight wins at the 47th News Emmys, followed closely by Nat Geo with seven. © Getty ImagesDavid Muir celebrated his show’s News Emmy win while on a shoot with no cell service David succeeded Diane Sawyer as the anchor for World News Tonight in September 2014, having taken the show to new ratings highs in the nearly 12 years since, plus award-winning journalism. The host himself took to social media on Friday, May 29, to acknowledge the win with a post on his Instagram page that read: “On a shoot w no cell service and came out to learn our team was on stage accepting the Emmy for best newscast. I love our team. And our viewers,” then quipping: “Back to no cell …

David Muir offers 3-word message of support for Mark Consuelos

David Muir offers 3-word message of support for Mark Consuelos

Published by Daniella Wilson

ABC World News Tonight anchor David Muir offered a message of support to his close friends, Mark Consuelos and Kelly Ripa, after the actor revealed on Live with Kelly and Mark that his father had passed away in March. David, who has known the couple for over a decade, took to Instagram to share his condolences with Mark, who was close with his late father, Saul Consuelos. Beneath Kelly and Mark’s social media video tribute to Saul, which contained photos and videos of the proud grandfather over the decades set to the tune of Rocío Dúrcal’s “Amor Eterno”, David commented: “A true gentleman,” alongside a heart emoji. Several other celebrities showed up to support Mark during the difficult time, including TV mogul Andy Cohen, who wrote: “A wonderful man.” Mark’s Riverdale co-star, Marisol Nichols, added: “He looks like he was a wonderful father and grandfather.” © Getty ImagesMark’s father, Saul Consuelos, passed away in March Mark’s sister, Adriana Consuelos, also commented: “Beautiful. So good to see Dad smiling throughout the years. Forever in my heart.” She …

Kirsty Muir agonisingly misses out on medal again in thrilling big air final

Kirsty Muir agonisingly misses out on medal again in thrilling big air final

Published by Sam Flores

Welcome to our live coverage of the Winter Olympics, where Britain’s Kirsty Muir is in action in the women’s freeski big air final. Medal hope Muir qualified in fourth place for tonight’s final after narrowly missing out on making the podium last week in the slopestyle. The 21-year-old was denied a bronze medal by just 0.41 points, recovering after errors on her first two runs to land an excellent third, but it wasn’t enough. The Scottish skier was tearful after coming so close, but will have a shot at redemption this evening in the big air. “Obviously missing out on an Olympic medal, being that close is hard and it’s going to be hard for anyone, no matter what competition. Fourth is such a hard place to be in, but even more so at the Olympics,” she said. “All my friends, family, supporters from home have all been like, fourth at the Olympics, fourth in the world, congrats, and I feel that as well, but it’s just hard because you want that podium. But at …

Kirsty Muir in tears after missing Winter Olympics medal by 0.41 points

Kirsty Muir in tears after missing Winter Olympics medal by 0.41 points

Published by Sam Flores

Kirsty Muir agonisingly missed out on on Team GB’s first medal of the Winter Olympics after her final run took her to within 0.41 of a judging point from bronze. Her final run in the ski slopestyle final meant that she surged from 10th after round one, sixth after the second run, to fourth at the finish. A tally of 76.05 was short of Canada’s Megan Oldham on 76.46 by just about the narrowest possible margin. With a win in the prestigious X Games earlier this year, Muir was among the favourites alongside Mathilde Gremaud and Eileen Gu – now respectively gold and silver medallists in consecutive Games – but ultimately paid for errors in the opening two runs. She needed a stand-out last run and, while she improved both on the rails at the top of the slope and then by hitting a 1080 jump (three full rotations) followed by a double cork 14 (four full spins), she was unable to convince the judges.  Muir was in tears at the finish, conducting her interviews …