David Muir recently took over the chair at ABC's "World News Tonight," joining the elite club of evening news anchors -- at an age, 40, that is decidedly younger than the rest. He was first noticed in Variety back in July 2003, when he left a gig as a reporter at Boston's WCVB TV to anchor ABC's overnight broadcast.
What was working at WCVB like?
I felt like the luckiest kid in the world when I landed that job. Anyone who knows the industry (there) will remember the anchor team of Chet Curtis and Natalie Jacobson. They were really known for their sign-on as "Chet and Nat." Their standards were extraordinarily high … I remember my first live report, and you do your return, "Chet and Nat, back to you." I felt so good, and then a moment later thought, "Was that too presumptuous to send it back to them in that tone?" When I got to the newsroom, I went to Natalie and I said, "Was that OK?" She looked at me. "Of course, you're part of the team."
Were you aware of your first mention in Variety?
I try not to look at much coverage about me in this job. I try to keep my head down. But I'm honored it was covered.
Was life as hectic for you then as it must be for you now?
It was a different kind of hectic. At that time, Boston was one of the greatest markets to cover. Viewers wanted information on politics, but also the Red Sox and the Patriots. Snowstorms were outsized, too. It was a great training ground.
How did it feel when you got the call to go to a national network?
Network news was always my dream, but it wasn't as though I planned on it happening that quickly. There were a couple of calls of interest, and I felt privileged to have had those calls.
What did it take to adjust to life in New York City?
A Metrocard. I still use it after the show is over. Couldn't live without it.
Did you ever imagine anchoring an evening newscast was in your future?
Oh, no. I did grow up as a 12-year-old boy in upstate New York who would, playing at the end of the day, excuse myself from the backyard to go and watch the evening news. Peter Jennings was my choice, and I even remember then thinking that this guy is the James Bond of the evening news. I never dreamed I would be sitting in his chair one day. I still don't think it has set in.
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