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David Muir (born November 8, 1973^[1]) is an American journalist and anchor for ABC News, the news division of the ABC broadcast-television network based in New York City, New York.

Early life and education[link]

Muir attended Onondaga Junior-Senior High School^[1] in Nedrow, a suburb of Syracuse, New York. He then attended Ithaca College in Ithaca, New York, where he graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1995.^[1] Following graduation, he attended the Institute on Political Journalism at The Fund for American Studies, affiliated with Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.. He also studied at the University of Salamanca in Salamanca, Spain.^[1]

Career[link]

WTVH television[link]

Muir spent five years as an anchor and reporter at WTVH television in his hometown of Syracuse. While in Syracuse, he filed reports from Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, Israel, as well as from the Gaza Strip following the 1995 assassination of Yitzhak Rabin, the Prime Minister of Israel. The reports earned him top honors from the Radio-Television News Directors Association. The Associated Press honored him for Best Enterprise Reporting and Best Television Interview. The Syracuse Press Club recognized him as anchor of the "Best Local Newscast" and he was voted one of Syracuse's "Best Local News Anchors."

WCVB television[link]

He then joined WCVB television in Boston, Massachusetts. While in Boston, Muir's accolades included winning:^[2]

• the regional Edward R. Murrow Award for investigative reporting
• the National Headliner Award and Associated Press honors for his work tracing the path of the hijackers involved in the September 11, 2001 attacks.

The Associated Press also bestowed high honors on Muir in recognition of his news-anchoring and reporting.^[3]

ABC News[link]

This section requires expansion.

Muir joined ABC News in August 2003^[1] as anchor of the overnight news program World News Now. He has served, since March 2007, as a co-anchor of Primetime and anchor of ABC World News on weekends. In addition to these roles, he has reported for all ABC News broadcasts including 20/20, ABC World News, Good Morning America, and Nightline. In February 2011, Muir was promoted to anchor both weekend newscast, and the broadcast was named "World News With David Muir".

References[link]

External links[link]

• David Muir at the Internet Movie Database
• Staff writer (September 1, 2008). "David Muir — Anchor, World News Saturday, Co-Anchor, Primetime. ABC News. Accessed January 13, 2010.
• Biography as guest lecturer at ithaca.edu
• The Soup Cans Interview: David Muir
• Men's Vogue profile and photos

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Maurice Cheeks

Cheeks (right) with Thunder head coach Scott Brooks
No. 10, 1
Point guard
Personal information
Born	(1956-09-08) September 8, 1956 (age 55) Chicago, Illinois
Nationality	American
High school	DuSable (Chicago, Illinois)
Listed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight	180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
College	West Texas A&M (1974–1977)
NBA Draft	1978 / Round: 2 / Pick: 36th overall
Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers
Pro career	1978–1993
Career history
As player:
1978–1989	Philadelphia 76ers
1989–1990	San Antonio Spurs
1990–1991	New York Knicks
1991–1992	Atlanta Hawks
1993	New Jersey Nets
As coach:
2001–2005	Portland Trail Blazers
2005–2008	Philadelphia 76ers
Career highlights and awards
NBA Champion (1983) 4× NBA All-Star (1983, 1986–1988) 4× NBA All-Defensive First Team (1983–1986) NBA All-Defensive Second Team (1987) #10 retired by the Philadelphia 76ers
Career NBA statistics
Points	12,195 (11.1 ppg)
Assists	7,392 (6.7 apg)
Steals	2,310 (2.1 spg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Maurice Edward "Mo" Cheeks (born September 8, 1956) is an American retired professional basketball player and assistant coach for the Oklahoma City Thunder. He was the head coach of the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association from May 23, 2005 to December 13, 2008. Prior to that, he was head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers from the start of the 2001–02 season until March 2, 2005.

Biography[link]

Cheeks was born in Chicago, grew up in the Robert Taylor Homes, and attended DuSable High School. He attended West Texas State University from 1974 to 1978. Cheeks was an all-Missouri Valley Conference player for three straight seasons, as he averaged 16.8 points per game and shot nearly 57% for his collegiate career. He is currently the third leading scorer in WTSU/WTAM history.

After college, Cheeks was selected as the 36th pick in the second round of the 1978 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia 76ers. Cheeks played 15 years as a point guard in the NBA, including 11 with the Philadelphia 76ers, He earned four trips to the NBA All-Star Game, and he helped the 76ers earn three trips to the NBA Finals in a four-year span in the early 1980s (1980, 1982, and 1983), including one NBA championship in 1983. While starting at point guard for a Sixers team that at times included stars such as Julius Erving, Moses Malone, Andrew Toney, and Charles Barkley, Cheeks was well regarded for his unselfish team play and excellent defensive skills. As a result, he was named to four straight NBA All-Defensive squads from 1983 to 1986, and then earned a spot on the second team in 1987.

In NBA history, Cheeks ranks fifth all-time in steals and tenth all-time in assists. At the time of his retirement from the NBA in 1993, Cheeks was the NBA all-time leader in steals and ranked fifth all-time in assists.^[1] He averaged 11.7 points per game for his career and notched over 2 steals per contest.

After retirement, Cheeks spent one year coaching in the Continental Basketball Association, before becoming the 76ers assistant head coach in 1994. He coached under head coaches John Lucas (1994–96), Johnny Davis (1996–97), and Larry Brown, and he was an instrumental part of the Philadelphia team that reached the 2001 NBA Finals. In 2001, he was hired as Portland Trail Blazers head coach. He led the team to two playoff berths in four years as coach, but could not get past the first round. He was fired after a poor start to the 2004–05 campaign.

On April 25, 2003, during a game between the Trail Blazers and the Dallas Mavericks, Cheeks aided 13-year-old Natalie Gilbert in singing the American national anthem. After Gilbert forgot the words at "At the twilight's last gleaming", Cheeks rushed over to help her and they finished it together, as the entire Rose Garden Arena crowd sang with them. Cheeks and Gilbert received a standing ovation after the song was over.^[2]

In 2005, Cheeks was named as head coach of the 76ers. Maurice Cheeks was popular among Sixers fans because of his eleven year tenure with the Sixers, during which he helped guide the Sixers to the 1983 NBA championship. The move was also praised by Sixers star Allen Iverson, who worked with Cheeks during his run as Sixers' Assistant Head Coach.^[3]

However, he missed the playoffs in each of his first two seasons. Frustrations began to grow with Sixers veterans Allen Iverson and Chris Webber, who were not happy with the team's direction. During the 2006-07 season, Iverson would be traded to the Nuggets and Webber would be released, leaving Cheeks with one of the youngest teams in the NBA. On February 20, 2007, the 76ers extended Cheeks' contract one year despite his losing record as coach.

At the beginning of the 2007–08 season, expectations were low and the 76ers were picked to finish last in the Conference by many prognosticators.^[4] However, the Sixers clinched a playoff berth with a win over the Atlanta Hawks on April 4, 2008.^[5] It was their first postseason appearance since 2005, as well as the first in the post-Iverson era. However, they were eliminated by the Detroit Pistons, 4–2. Even with this elimination, many fans considered this to be a successful season, considering that the Sixers were 12 games under .500 in early February and went on to have a 21-7 run that led them to the playoffs.^[6]

The Sixers started out the 2008-09 NBA season 9-14, despite their signing of Elton Brand and re-signing of Andre Iguodala during the offseason. Due to their slow start, the 76ers fired Cheeks on December 13, 2008.^[7]

On August 14, 2009, he was made an assistant coach for the Oklahoma City Thunder.^[8]

Coaching record[link]

See also[link]

• List of National Basketball Association career assists leaders
• List of National Basketball Association career steals leaders
• List of National Basketball Association career playoff assists leaders
• List of National Basketball Association career playoff steals leaders
• List of National Basketball Association players with most assists in a game
• List of National Basketball Association players with most steals in a game

References[link]

External links[link]

• Maurice Cheeks' career statistics
• Maurice Cheeks: NBA Historical Profile
• Video of Maurice Cheeks helping Natalie Gilbert sing the national anthem on April 25, 2003
• Maurice Cheeks InsideHoops.com profile

Jerry Hodak (born April 11, 1942)^[1] is the former Chief Meteorologist on ABC's Detroit, Michigan affiliate, WXYZ-TV.^[2]

A native of Detroit, Hodak graduated high school from Denby High School and studied mass communications at Wayne State University, also located in Detroit.^[1] After traveling to Orlando, Florida as a news reporter for WDBO-TV, Hodak returned to Detroit in 1965 as a weathercaster for WJBK-TV on Channel 2. In 1977, Hodak joined WXYZ-TV as a Science Editor and weathercaster.^[3][4] He returned to WJBK for a three-and-a-half year stint from 1992 – 1996.^[5]

Along with winning a local Emmy, Hodak received the television Seal of Approval from the American Meteorological Society.^[6] Hodak was inducted into the Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame in 2010.^[7]

On September 23, 2010, Hodak retired from WXYZ-TV.^[8][2]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Hodak's Myspace page

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