David Muir grew up in Syracuse, Graduated from Onondaga Central High and Ithaca College, and was a reporter for WTVH, Channel 5.You can now see him every evening as he anchors ABC's "World News Tonight" from New York City.

Muir has now been chosen to join Kelly Ripa on Thursday, May 19th.  Current "Live!" co-host Michael Strahan is leaving the show to join "Good Morning America."   His last day with Kelly is Friday, May 13th.

Other guest hosts lined up for the popular daytime talk show are Jimmy Kimmel, "Empire" star Jussie Smollett, Cedric the Entertainer, and "Hawaii Five-O" actor Daniel Dae Kim.   No permanent replacement for Strahan has yet been chosen.

 

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