David Muir is celebrating a major professional honor the best way he can — a trip to Europe!
The 51-year-old veteran journalist took to his social media page to show off a glimpse of his trip to Rome over the weekend, spending time in the Italian capital after covering Pope Francis' funeral for ABC News.
He shared on his Instagram Stories a monochromatic shot of an Italian street at night, simply highlighting some of their luxurious cars and writing: "Ciao Roma."
© InstagramDavid on the carpet
Earlier this week, on Thursday, April 24, David attended the TIME100 Gala in New York City, with HELLO! in attendance, flanked on one arm by his friend and colleague Diane Sawyer, and another by ABC News executive Debra O'Connell.
"So humbled to be included in the #TIME100 last night. So lifted by Diane's words. So moved by the honorees in that room," he wrote alongside a few pictures of the evening shared on Instagram.
Diane is David's immediate World News Tonight predecessor, hosting the primetime evening news broadcast from 2009-2014, before David took over in September 2014 and made it the ratings juggernaut it is today.
© Getty ImagesDiane Sawyer's tribute
She was also the one who penned the tribute to him for the publication, writing: "At 6:28 p.m. in New York City, a man lopes up two flights of stairs, speeds down the hall, and slides into the anchor chair. At 6:30 p.m., the camera goes live."
"David Muir anchors the nation's most-watched television news program, ABC World News Tonight," Diane added. "Every night more than 8 million Americans trust him to make sense of the day."
"Like Peter Jennings before him, David is authoritative and dynamic — the first out the door to the story. Iraq's hunt for ISIS. Hurricanes, fires. He traveled days to hold the hands of starving children in Madagascar and South Sudan, leading to millions of dollars in donations to the World Food Programme."
© Getty ImagesTouching upon his early interest in journalism and the news, she continued: "I think I know what destiny looks like because I've seen a photo of a serious 13-year-old boy, talking his way into an internship at the local TV station."
"Now he's the anchor chosen for interviews by Popes and Presidents. He shows up calm, respectful, and fearless."
Sharing some sweet words for him as a person, Diane wrote: "I am lucky that my successor is also the irreverent friend I want to hang out with when the camera shuts down."
© Getty Images"Though I am also miffed that he's the guy who can leap two flights of stairs, vault into the anchor chair, and never lose focus — or his breath."
In the same vein, David previously told TIME during an interview: "I was the kid who would excuse myself from the backyard and go in and watch Peter Jennings."
He added: "I was drawn to him. And I don't think at 12 or 13 you can put into words why you're drawn to a particular journalist, but Peter's curiosity was infectious. He seemed to be the one who was having a conversation with America every night."
