Dermot Murnaghan
British broadcaster (born 1957) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Dermot John Murnaghan (/ˈmɜːrnəhən/; born 26 December 1957) is a British media personality, notable as a journalist, news reporter and television host. He has been a presenter for numerous networks including at Channel 4, a news presenter at CNBC Europe, Independent Television News and BBC News. He has presented news programmes in a variety of time slots since joining Sky News in 2007, until the end of February 2023.
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Born | Dermot John Murnaghan (1957-12-26) 26 December 1957 (age 66) Barnstaple, Devon, England |
Education | University of Sussex |
Occupation(s) | Journalist, television presenter |
Years active | 1984–present |
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Spouse |
Maria Keegan (m. 1989) |
Children | 4 |
He also presented the BBC quiz show Eggheads between 2003 and 2014 before Jeremy Vine took over full-time.
On 8 September 2022, Sky News was the first British television media outlet to report that monarch Queen Elizabeth II had died, with Murnaghan presenting the afternoon rolling coverage live.