Dermot John Murnaghan (born 26 December 1957, in Devon, England) is a British television presenter and journalist, best known for his work as presenter of ITV and BBC News and of the shows Eggheads (2003–) and Treasure Hunt (2002–2003). He now works on BBC Breakfast with Sian Williams as well as regularly presenting on the BBC National News. The BBC Ten OClock News is the flagship evening news programme for British TV channel BBC One. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ... April 6 is the 96th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (97th in leap years). ... December 26 is the 360th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar, 361st in leap years. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... “Devonshire” redirects here. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the King (Queen) England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Queen Queen Elizabeth II  -  Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification  -  by Athelstan 967  Area... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The current BBC News logo BBC News and Current Affairs is a major arm of the BBC responsible for the corporations newsgathering and production of news programmes on BBC television, radio and online. ... Eggheads is a BBC quiz game show presented by Dermot Murnaghan. ... Treasure Hunt was a popular UK game show, based on the format of the French show La Chasse au trésor, which appeared on Channel 4 between 1983 and 1989 and was revived by BBC Two in 2002 and 2003. ... BBC Breakfast is the morning television news programme simulcast on BBC One and BBC News 24. ... Sian Mary Williams (born November 28, 1964 in Eastbourne, Sussex) is a television presenter for the BBC. Prior to her broadcasting career she spent more than a decade in radio as a producer for news and current affairs programmes. ... BBC National News is the British news shown on BBC One and BBC Two throughout the UK and Britain. ...

Early life

Born in Devon, England to Irish Catholic parents, his family later moved to Northern Ireland; first to Armagh where he attended Saint Malachy's Boys' Primary School, then to Newry, County Down, where he boarded at Saint Patrick's Grammar School, County Armagh and later to Holywood where Murnaghan attended Sullivan Upper School, the local grammar school. “Devonshire” redirects here. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the King (Queen) England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Queen Queen Elizabeth II  -  Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification  -  by Athelstan 967  Area... Irish Catholics are persons of predominantly Irish descent who adhere to the Roman Catholic faith. ... Anthem: UK: God Save the Queen Regional: (de facto) Londonderry Air Capital Belfast Largest city Belfast Official languages English (de facto), Irish, Ulster Scots 3, BSL, NISL, ISL Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister of the UK Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Ian Paisley  - Deputy First Minister... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 54. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 54. ... Statistics Province: Ulster County Town: Downpatrick Area: 2,448 km² Population (est. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Statistics Province: Ulster County Town: Armagh Area: 1,254 km² Population (est. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 54. ... Sullivan Upper School is a mixed non-denominational voluntary grammar school in Holywood, Northern Ireland and currently has approximately 1,100 pupils. ... Grammar school can refer to various types of schools in different English-speaking countries. ...

Murnaghan was educated at the University of Sussex, graduating with an MA in History in 1980. He then completed a postgraduate course in Journalism at City University. The University of Sussex is an English campus university located near the East Sussex village of Falmer, near Brighton and Hove. ... A masters degree is an academic degree usually awarded for completion of a postgraduate (or graduate) course of one to three years in duration. ... History studies the past in human terms. ... Journalism is a discipline of writing. ... City University, London, is a British university based at Northampton Square in Clerkenwell, London. ...

Career

He worked as a trainee reporter on local newspapers before joining Channel 4 as a researcher and then became a reporter for The Business Programme. It has been suggested that Channel Four Television Corporation be merged into this article or section. ...

He presented the European Business Channel in Switzerland before being recalled by ITN to present the World News on The Channel 4 Daily. ITN may refer to: Independent Television News In the news, a section on the Main Page of English Wikipedia This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ...

Murnaghan graduated to other ITN broadcasts, presenting programmes on ITV such as the Lunchtime News and News At Ten. He later presented the ITV Evening News and the ITV Nightly News when ITV relaunched its news output in 1999. He also worked on ITV's General Election coverage in 2001. It has been suggested that Channel 3 (UK) be merged into this article or section. ... The ITV Lunchtime News is ITV1s afternoon news programme, which is broadcast weekdays from 1. ... Sir Trevor McDonald presenting the original final broadcast of News at Ten, from 5 March 1999. ...

Since October 2002, Dermot has been the main presenter of BBC Breakfast where he replaced Jeremy Bowen. He has since presented the show alongside Natasha Kaplinsky, Kate Silverton and now Sian Williams. He is also a regular stand-in on the BBC Six O'Clock News and BBC Ten O'Clock News. BBC Breakfast is the morning television news programme simulcast on BBC One and BBC News 24. ... Jeremy Bowen has been Middle East Editor for BBC News since June 2005. ... Natasha presenting the BBC Six OClock News The image above is believed to be a replaceable fair use image. ... Kate Silverton (born August 4, 1970) is an English journalist for the BBC, presenting BBC News 24 on weekday mornings alongside Simon McCoy. ... Sian Mary Williams (born November 28, 1964 in Eastbourne, Sussex) is a television presenter for the BBC. Prior to her broadcasting career she spent more than a decade in radio as a producer for news and current affairs programmes. ... The BBC Six OClock News is the evening news programme broadcast daily on British television channel BBC One and BBC News 24 from 1800 until 1830. ... The BBC Ten OClock News is the flagship evening news programme for British TV channel BBC One. ...

Apart from the news, Dermot presents the BBC Two daytime show Eggheads and also presented the BBC show Treasure Hunt with Suzi Perry. This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Eggheads is a BBC quiz game show presented by Dermot Murnaghan. ... Treasure Hunt was a popular UK game show, based on the format of the French show La Chasse au trésor, which appeared on Channel 4 between 1983 and 1989 and was revived by BBC Two in 2002 and 2003. ... Suzi Perry Suzi Perry (b. ...

Murnaghan has also guest presented reports for different travel shows including ITV1's Wish You Were Here...? and BBC One's rival programme Holiday. ITV1 is the name, in England, Wales and the Scottish borders, for a terrestrial, free-to-air television channel, broadcast in the United Kingdom by the ITV network. ... Wish You Were Here. ... BBC One (styled BBC1 until 1997) is the most watched domestic channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation. ... Holiday is a long-running UK television programme on BBC1, and the oldest travel review show on UK television. ...

In 2007, Murnaghan appeared on Chucklevision, where he was reading the news for something Barry Chuckle had appeared to upset Paul Chuckle. 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ... ChuckleVision is a popular British childrens television series, shown on CBBC, first shown in 1987. ... The Chuckle Brothers, Barry (born 24 December 1944) and Paul (born 18 October 1948), from Rotherham, are prominent figures in British childrens television and comedy at large. ... The Chuckle Brothers, Barry (born 24 December 1944) and Paul (born 18 October 1948), from Rotherham, are prominent figures in British childrens television and comedy at large. ...

Personal life

Murnaghan is married to the former Maria Keegan, with whom he has four children.

Trivia

• When he stands in for George Alagiah on the BBC Six O'Clock News, Murnaghan appears on two different shows on BBC One and BBC Two simultaneously, the Six O'Clock News and Eggheads, which is not broadcast live.

• His presenting style on Breakfast was lampooned in the impersonation sketch show Dead Ringers by Jon Culshaw, his widely spaced legs on the presenting couch mocked with the phrase "I'm Dermot Murnaghan, watch my crotch follow you round the room".

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External links

• BBC Breakfast profile
• Dermot Murnaghan - Official Agent's website
• Dermot Murnaghan at the Internet Movie Database