Diane Sawyer is stepping down from anchoring ABC's “World News,” and will be replaced by David Muir. George Stephanopoulos, meanwhile, is being promoted to chief anchor of ABC News.

News anchor Diane Sawyer will step down from ABC’s World News this September. “After wonderful years at “World News” I decided it is time to move to a new full time role at ABC News ...

Diane Sawyer will step away from her lead anchor role at ABC’s “World News” to tackle a series of enterprise projects while George Stephanopoulos and David Muir will assume her ...

Before joining ABC, she worked at CBS News, including a stint as a correspondent for "60 Minutes. Sawyer is the second prominent female journalist to step down at ABC in recent months.

Diane Sawyer plans to retire from anchoring ABC’s World News, and will be replaced at the post by 20/20 anchor David Muir. Diane Sawyer Leaving ABC 'World News' While Sawyer is leaving World ...

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.

Diane Sawyer, who was the second woman to serve as the sole anchor of a broadcast network newscast, is stepping down from that role at ABC World News.

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.

For the week of December 28th, “ABC World News with Diane Sawyer” averaged 8.69 million Total Viewers and a 1.9/6 among Adults 25-54. “World News” increased its audience by 130,000 Total ...

New ABC World News anchor Diane Sawyer is photographed before her live evening broadcast from New York on Monday, Dec. 21, 2009. (AP Photo/ABC, Ida Mae Astute) Show Caption / AP 1 of 3 ...

Season to date, ABC’s “World News” is up 2% in adults 25-54 (2.101 million vs. 2.063 million) to close the gap with NBC, which is off 3% (2.356 million vs. 2.419 million). The Alphabet ...