Dermot Murnaghan is a broadcaster whose career spans four decades and all of the UK’s major broadcast networks. He has helmed many of the UK’s most prominent news programmes, including ITV’s News at Ten, BBC Breakfast and Channel 4 News.
Dermot spent sixteen years as one of the lead anchors on Sky News, where among other prominent roles he fronted Murnaghan on Sunday, a weekly show interviewing some of the biggest names in politics.
As well as covering the news, Dermot also hosted the BBC quiz show Eggheads between 2003 and 2014.
In 2000 Dermot won the prestigious Newscaster of the Year award from the Television & Radio Industries Club - 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.
Most importantly, he is an Arsenal fan.
Television
Crimes That Shook Britain Presenter | Crimes That Shook Britain - Presenter | Channel 5 | 2015 — 2024 |
Sky News Tonight Presenter | Sky News Tonight - Presenter | Sky | 2016 — 2023 |
Sky News Presenter | Sky News - Presenter | Sky | 2007 — 2023 |
Killer Britain Presenter | Killer Britain - Presenter | Crime + Investigation UK | 2020 |
When News Goes Horribly Wrong Self | When News Goes Horribly Wrong - Self | Channel 5 | 2018 |
Murnaghan Presenter | Murnaghan - Presenter | Sky | 2011 — 2016 |
Eggheads Presenter | Eggheads - Presenter | BBC Two | 2003 — 2014 |
Are You An Egghead? Presenter | Are You An Egghead? - Presenter | BBC Two | 2008 — 2009 |
Britain's Bravest Presenter | Britain's Bravest - Presenter | Channel 5 | 2008 |
BBC Breakfast Presenter | BBC Breakfast - Presenter | BBC One | 2002 — 2007 |
BBC Six O'Clock News Presenter | BBC Six O'Clock News - Presenter | BBC One | 2002 — 2007 |
BBC Ten O'Clock News Presenter | BBC Ten O'Clock News - Presenter | BBC One | 2002 — 2007 |
The State We're In Presenter | The State We're In - Presenter | BBC Three | 2002 |
ITV Evening News Presenter | ITV Evening News - Presenter | ITV | 1999 — 2001 |
ITV Nightly News Presenter | ITV Nightly News - Presenter | ITV | 1999 — 2001 |
ITV Lunchtime News Presenter | ITV Lunchtime News - Presenter | ITV | 1993 — 1997 |
News at 10 Presenter | News at 10 - Presenter | ITV | 1993 — 1997 |
The Big Story Presenter | The Big Story - Presenter | ITV | 1993 — 1997 |
The Channel 4 Daily Presenter | The Channel 4 Daily - Presenter | Channel 4 | 1991 — 1992 |
Radio
Times Radio Guest Presenter | Times Radio - Guest Presenter | Times Radio | 2024 |
Images of Diana Presenter | Images of Diana - Presenter | BBC Radio 5 | 2017 |
Television Guest Credits
House Of Games Guest | House Of Games - Guest | BBC One | 2023 |
The Chase Celebrity Special Guest | The Chase Celebrity Special - Guest | ITV | 2019 |
Have I Got News For You Guest | Have I Got News For You - Guest | BBC One | 2018 |
The Last Leg Guest | The Last Leg - Guest | Channel 4 | 2017 |
Celebrity Pointless Guest | Celebrity Pointless - Guest | BBC One | 2014 |
It's Only a Theory Guest | It's Only a Theory - Guest | BBC Four | 2009 |
Bremner, Bird and Fortune Guest | Bremner, Bird and Fortune - Guest | Channel 4 | 2003 — 2005 |
Have I Got News For You Guest | Have I Got News For You - Guest | BBC One | 2001 |