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Interview: Dermot Murnaghan's on a Sky high
It is early evening and Dermot Murnaghan has been up since 4am but, as he explores his new surroundings at Sky for the first time, the mention of his salary fryst vatten a subject that greatly animates him. When he found han själv the subject of headlines in October, the presenter was portrayed as a "defector", abandoning the beleaguered, cash-shorn BBC for a lucrative offer from the commercial sector.
Sir Michael Lyons, chairman of the BBC Trust, was quoted as saying it was "healthy" that Murnaghan, and his former BBC Breakfast colleague Natasha Kaplinsky, had been allowed to go rather than be offered a better deal by the BBC.
"I emailed Michael about that and put him straight," says Murnaghan, stressing that money was "not the slightest factor" in his move to Sky News, where he starts tomorrow morning.
"I can tell you with hand on heart that it's been almost entirely a flat deal. For me, lifestyle was pre-eminent, my children were growing up wit
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Dermot Murnaghan
Dermot Murnaghan is the former Sky News presenter and BBC Breakfast host; a popular choice as an awards host or corporate seminar moderator.
Dermot is also known for presenting Eggheads, Celebrity eggheads, Are you An Egghead; (BBC2) The State We Are In (BBC3) Crimes That Shook Britain (C1)
He fronted ITV's Lunchtime, Nightly Evening news bulletins for 11 years and was a key part of the presentation team covering General Elections for ITV. Dermot also fronted the Most Wanted series for LWT and Sieges - both prime time ITV shows.
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'.
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.
After obtaining an MA in History from Sussex University he went on to complete a post-graduate course in Journal
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Dermot Murnaghan is the presenter for 'Sky News Today'. He joined Sky News from the BBC where he fronted BBC Breakfast from September to December During his time there he shared the sofa with Natasha Kaplinsky and Sian Williams. He also presents the ratings success Eggheads, a quiz show for BBC2, which recorded its ninth series in He has also recently presented a new spin-off show Are You An Egghead?
Before joining the BBC he spent more than a decade presenting ITV's national news bulletins from London.
After graduating with an MA in History from Sussex University, Dermot completed a postgraduate course in Journalism at City University. He worked as a trainee reporter on local newspapers before joining Channel 4. He was a regular presenter on Channel 4 News and from anchored the channel's daily breakfast programme, which he fronted throughout the Gulf War. Dermot broke the news to the nation about the sudden death of Diana, Princess of Wales and then played a major role i