Dermot Murnaghan Biography
Dermot Murnaghan presents Sky News weekdays from 9am-1pm. He also presents the ratings success Eggheads, a quiz show for BBC2, which recorded its twelfth series in 2010. He also presents the spin-off shows Celebrity Eggheads and Are You An Egghead? He presented BBC Breakfast for five years from September 2002 to December 2007. During his time there he shared the sofa with Natasha Kaplinsky and Sian Williams. In 2003 he presented Treasure Hunt for BBC 2 and The State We’re In, a satirical news programme for BBC3.
Dermot Murnaghan Age
He was born on 26th December,1957, Barnstaple, Devon, England.
Dermot Murnaghan Height
He stand at a height of 5 feet and 6 inches.
Dermot Murnaghan Family
Murnaghan was born in Barnstaple, Devon in South West England. He and his family later moved to Northern Ireland – first to Armagh City, then to Newry, County Down, and then to Holywood.
Dermot Murnaghan Education
Murnaghan was educated at two schools in Northern Ireland: St Malachy’s Primary School in Armagh City and Sullivan Upper School (a grammar school) in Holywood, followed by the University of Sussex in England, graduating with a master’s degree in History in 1980. He then completed a postgraduate course in Journalism at City University London.
Dermot Murnaghan Spouse
In August 1989, Murnaghan married Maria Keegan in Camden. They live together in North London.
Dermot Murnaghan Children
Dermot and the wife, Maria, have four children
Dermot Murnaghan Sky News
Dermot Murnaghan presents Sky News weekdays from 9am-1pm.
He also presents the ratings success Eggheads, a quiz show for BBC2, which recorded its twelfth series in 2010. He also presents the spin-off shows Celebrity Eggheads and Are You An Egghead?
He presented BBC Breakfast for five years from September 2002 to December 2007. During his time there he shared the sofa with Natasha Kaplinsky and Sian Williams.
In 2003 he presented Treasure Hunt for BBC 2 and The State We’re In, a satirical news programme for BBC3.
He fronted ITV’s Lunchtime, Nightly and, most recently, Evening news bulletins for 11 years. He was a key part of the presentation team covering the 2001 General Election for ITV. Dermot also fronted the Most Wanted series for LWT and Sieges – both prime time ITV shows.
In 2000 Dermot won the prestigious Newscaster of the Year award from the Television & Radio Industries Club (TRIC) – an award given for ‘maintaining a consistent standard above all others’. He also won the 1999 Royal Television Society’s Interviewer of The Year Award for his interview with Peter Mandelson, which resulted in his resignation from the Cabinet.
Dermot has reported live from war zones around the world.
Dermot broke the news to the nation about the sudden death of Diana, Princess of Wales and then played a major role in ITN’s coverage.
Before joining ITN’s Lunchtime News, Dermot regularly presented Channel 4 News, fronted 5 series of The Big Story – ITV’s prime time current affairs programme . He also co-presented ITV’s Sports Awards and was the anchorman of Channel 4 Daily – a 3 hour daily live breakfast programme. He fronted the programme throughout the Gulf War.
He joined the Business Programme on Channel 4 first as a researcher, then reporter. Four years later he moved to Switzerland to work on the European Business Channel as reporter and presenter until he was called back for the launch of Channel 4 Daily.
Dermot Murnaghan Salary
His salary is estimated to be USD 100,000.
Dermot Murnaghan Net worth
His net worth is estimated to be USD 1 million.
