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mark occomore
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 Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 6:43 pm Post subject: Dermot Murnaghan Off To Sky News |
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Dermot Murnaghan has become the latest high profile departure from BBC news, signing a deal to join Sky News in the new year.
Murnaghan, currently the face of BBC breakfast news, will host Sky News Today on weekdays between 9am and 1pm, starting from January 1.
He will also anchor the reporting of some set-piece events for the channel. Murnaghan's departure comes as his former BBC breakfast co-host, Natasha Kaplinksy, jumps ship to Five news.
His salary at Sky is likely to fall short of her £1m-a-year deal, however.
Murnaghan's 20-year broadcast news career has involved stints at Channel 4 News and the ITV News national flagship shows.
He has spent five years as host of BBC Breakfast and was an occasional host of the BBC1 bulletins at 6pm and 10pm.
In 1999, Murnaghan won a Royal Televison Society award for an interview he did with Peter Mandelson before the Labour MP's resignation from the cabinet.
"Dermot is, without doubt, one of the best broadcasters in Britain," said the head of Sky News, John Ryley.
"Sky News is all about delivering up-to-the-minute, insightful news in an innovative way and Dermot is a first-class interviewer who handles breaking news and anchors set piece events effortlessly and intelligently," Mr Ryley added. Murnaghan said: "I have always admired Sky News as a forward-thinking, credible news organisation and am looking forward to the challenges ahead with them. I look back proudly and fondly at the five years on BBC breakfast and wish the team there all the best in the future."
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Love the quote from Dermot on the breakfast website:
" I wouldnt want to do any other job"
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mark occomore
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| Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 6:54 pm Post subject: |
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| How much have the BBC saved so far with two gone? |
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gfloyd
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| Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 6:56 pm Post subject: |
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| mark occomore wrote: | | How much have the BBC saved so far with two gone? |
Probably about £300,000
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Scott_Nelson
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| Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 10:13 pm Post subject: |
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| I'm pleased he and that Natash Kaplinsky woman are leaving the BBC. I don't watch Sky News or Five, so I won't see their horrible mugs anymore! |
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Scott_Nelson
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| J_ROC72 wrote: | | I'm pleased he and that Natasha Kaplinsky woman are leaving the BBC. I don't watch Sky News or Five, so I won't see their horrible mugs anymore! |
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firewirefred
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| Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 10:16 pm Post subject: Re: Dermot Murnaghan Off To Sky News |
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| mark occomore wrote: | Dermot Murnaghan has become the latest high profile departure from BBC news, signing a deal to join Sky News in the new year.
Murnaghan, currently the face of BBC breakfast news, will host Sky News Today on weekdays between 9am and 1pm, starting from January 1.
He will also anchor the reporting of some set-piece events for the channel. Murnaghan's departure comes as his former BBC breakfast co-host, Natasha Kaplinksy, jumps ship to Five news.
His salary at Sky is likely to fall short of her £1m-a-year deal, however.
Murnaghan's 20-year broadcast news career has involved stints at Channel 4 News and the ITV News national flagship shows.
He has spent five years as host of BBC Breakfast and was an occasional host of the BBC1 bulletins at 6pm and 10pm.
In 1999, Murnaghan won a Royal Televison Society award for an interview he did with Peter Mandelson before the Labour MP's resignation from the cabinet.
"Dermot is, without doubt, one of the best broadcasters in Britain," said the head of Sky News, John Ryley.
"Sky News is all about delivering up-to-the-minute, insightful news in an innovative way and Dermot is a first-class interviewer who handles breaking news and anchors set piece events effortlessly and intelligently," Mr Ryley added. Murnaghan said: "I have always admired Sky News as a forward-thinking, credible news organisation and am looking forward to the challenges ahead with them. I look back proudly and fondly at the five years on BBC breakfast and wish the team there all the best in the future."
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Mark - why don't you apply for his old job? You're good at reporting "the news"!!!  |
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mark occomore
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| Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 5:16 am Post subject: Re: Dermot Murnaghan Off To Sky News |
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| firewirefred wrote: |
Mark - why don't you apply for his old job? You're good at reporting "the news"!!! |
Dam thats what I missed doing when I left school. ( 22 years ago ) to late now, never mind ***t happens |
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Lord Evan Elpuss
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| Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 7:53 am Post subject: |
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You might get to present Eggheads as well!
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Toggy tea slurper
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| Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 7:53 pm Post subject: |
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| I hope eggheads goes with him, I've never seen a more smug bunch in my life. |
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| Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2007 10:44 am Post subject: |
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| Toggy tea slurper wrote: | | I hope eggheads goes with him, I've never seen a more smug bunch in my life. |
The worst of the bunch is the fat bald guy with glasses. He looks like a dinosaur. |
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| Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2007 1:31 pm Post subject: Dermot Murnaghan off to Sky News |
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Judith Keppel got on my wires - 'I won Million-AIRE'. She's like the poshos' Kelly Osbourne in that she rides on the family's coat-tails!
I was always hoping CJ would say 'I didn't get where I am today without wearing an Alice band!'
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Toggy tea slurper
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| Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2007 7:51 pm Post subject: |
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What about the bloke who says he still holds the world mastermind title, only because there hasn't been another one since.
And that miserable git that never smiles and knows everything, grrr! |
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Mark Mayhew
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| Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 6:57 pm Post subject: |
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Have they announced yet who will be replacing Dermot on the BBC breakfast news.
I must say I'm not sorry he is leaving-I don't find him a particular "warm/sincere" person. |
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gfloyd
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Craig Doyle is off to ITV Sport as well, it has been announced today.
Does he still do the Saturday morning Capital Radio show? It used to be on against Jonathan Ross & was very sucessful as well.
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mark occomore
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| Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 9:13 pm Post subject: |
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| gfloyd wrote: | .
Does he still do the Saturday morning Capital Radio show? It used to be on against Jonathan Ross & was very sucessful as well. |
He is, between 8-11am Saturday and covers Breakfast sometimes. |
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mark occomore
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| Craig Doyle taken over from Wogan? Another Irish breakfast.. |
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| Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 9:57 pm Post subject: |
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| gfloyd wrote: | | Craig Doyle is off to ITV Sport as well, it has been announced today. |
Who? |
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mark occomore
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firewirefred
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| MArk - I can't be bothered. It's boring anyhow. Who cares about Dermot whatsisname or Craig thingy. |
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gfloyd
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| firewirefred wrote: | | MArk - I can't be bothered. It's boring anyhow. Who cares about Dermot whatsisname or Craig thingy. |
Another example of your trolling.
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firewirefred
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| Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 10:17 am Post subject: |
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| gfloyd wrote: | | Another example of your trolling. |
I suppose if I said the opposite that wouldn't be trolling? |
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