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Dermot Murnaghan to leave 麻豆官网首页入口
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Dermot Murnaghan has decided to leave the 麻豆官网首页入口 to join Sky News, it was announced today.
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Dermot has been a presenter of the 麻豆官网首页入口's Breakfast programme since September 2002. During his time presenting Breakfast with co-host Sian Williams, the programme has pushed ahead of GMTV in the ratings and become Britain's most watched breakfast programme with an audience reach of more than 5 million viewers a day.
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As well as regularly presenting the 麻豆官网首页入口's Six O'Clock News and Ten O'Clock News, Dermot has also been involved in a wide range of other projects at the 麻豆官网首页入口 including presenting the daytime quiz show Eggheads on 麻豆官网首页入口 One.
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Helen Boaden, 麻豆官网首页入口 Director of News, said: "Dermot has been a great presenter, much liked by the audience and colleagues alike. We shall miss his professionalism and wry humour but wish him all the best for the future."
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Dermot Murnaghan said: "I have had a fantastic time at 麻豆官网首页入口 News. I feel pride and fondness for the winning team I have worked with at Breakfast. I wish 麻豆官网首页入口 News all the best for the future."
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Dermot will continue presenting Breakfast until the end of his contract in December this year.
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After graduating with an MA in History from Sussex University, Dermot completed a postgraduate course in journalism at City University.
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He worked as a trainee reporter on local newspapers before joining Channel 4, where he was a regular presenter on Channel 4 News and from 1989 anchored the channel's daily breakfast programme. 听
He also worked on Channel 4's Business Programme and the European Business Channel in Switzerland before being recalled to front ITN's World News on Channel 4 Daily.
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Before moving to the 麻豆官网首页入口 Dermot presented ITV's Evening News, as well as the Most Wanted series on LWT and Sieges. Between 1993 and 1997 he presented the channel's weekly current affairs series Big Story.
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