— -- Diane Sawyer is an ABC News anchor, tackling some of the biggest issues of our time in new ways with original reporting, prime-time specials, long-form interviews and in-depth ...

Diane Sawyer will step down as anchor of ABC News’s flagship broadcast, “World News Tonight,” at the end of the year and will be replaced by correspondent and anchor David Muir, the network ...

Reporting from New York — Diane Sawyer had twice been passed over for the job of anchoring ABC’s evening news broadcast, first after the death of Peter Jennings, and then following the abrupt ...

Diane Sawyer will leave as anchor of ABC’s “World News” in September and will be replaced by David Muir, ABC announced Wednesday. Sawyer, who’s anchored “World News” for nearly five ...

Diane Sawyer to Step Down From ABC’s ‘World News,’ David Muir to Take Over UPDATED: Muir will take over Sept. 2, while George Stephanopoulos becomes chief anchor at ABC News.

It was a poignant episode for David Muir as he interrupted his show, ABC World News Tonight, to pay a heartfelt tribute to ...

Get ready to say goodbye to Diane Sawyer at ABC's World News desk. And hello to David Muir. ABC News today announced new roles for Sawyer, 68; Muir, 40; and George Stephanopoulos, 53. Sawyer will ...

Diane Sawyer is leaving the "World News" anchor desk and stepping into a new role at ABC News. David Muir is taking over anchor chair. George Stephanopoulos named chief anchor.

Diane Sawyer, 68, will end her five-year run as the anchor of ABC's "World News" at the end of August to do investigations, prime-time specials and marquee interviews, ABC officials said Wednesday.

Barbara Walters’ retirement tribute brought out the best in journalism. But her longtime ABC colleague and reported rival ...

David Muir, 51, was sitting in his usual seat for his 6:30 p.m. ABC timeslot when he interrupted the live taping to deliver ...

Diane Sawyer will step down from “ABC World News” this year, ABC announced on Friday morning. “20/20” anchor David Muir, who hosts the weekend edition, will take over on Sept. 2.