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Sky News Today
''Sky News Today'' is a live news programme on Sky News which usually runs between 11:00 am and 2:00 pm on weekdays. The programme was presented by two anchors, however following on from the social distancing measures due to COVID-19, and the departure of Colin Brazier from Sky News, the programme is now solo anchored. Jayne Secker is the main presenter of the programme from Monday to Thursday with Samantha Washington usually presenting the Friday edition. Overview ''Sky News Today'' was launched in September 2002, presented by Martin Stanford and Julie Etchingham, broadcast on weekdays between 10:00 am and 1:00 pm. In contrast to the rest of Sky News' coverage at that time, ''Sky News Today'' was largely presented from the heart of the newsroom, with frequent use being made of a large videowall at the back of the newsroom. When Sky News underwent a major relaunch in October 2005, ''Sky News Today'' relaunched with it; it was brought forward an hour, now running from 9 am to 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jayne Secker
Katherine Jayne Secker (born 12 July 1972) is an English journalist and newsreader for Sky News. She has presented ''Sky News Today'' on the channel since September 2014, formerly alongside Colin Brazier. Early life Secker was born in 1972 in Bedlington, Northumberland and grew up in North East England. Her mother was the Tyne Tees Television and BBC Radio Newcastle broadcaster Kathy Secker. Following A levels at Westfield School, she undertook a degree course in film and media at the University of Stirling. During that time she edited student newspapers and completed an internship with BBC Radio Newcastle. After graduating, she became an assigned BBC trainee in 1996. Career Secker joined Sky News in 2002. She spent 10 years as a foreign correspondent, frequently reporting from war zones including the Middle East. In 2014, as part of a schedule change, ''Sky News Today'' was launched, presented by Secker and Colin Brazier. She conducted the first live TV interview with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ITV News At Ten
''ITV News at Ten'' (or more commonly ''News at Ten'') is the flagship evening news programme on British television network ITV, produced by ITN and founded by news editor Geoffrey Cox in July 1967. The bulletin was the first permanent 30-minute news broadcast in the United Kingdom, and although initially scheduled for only thirteen weeks due to fears that its length would turn viewers off,' the bulletin proved to be highly popular with audiences and became a fixture of the ITV schedule. ''News at Ten'' rose to popularity for its winning combination of in-depth, analytical news coverage and populist stories.' It simultaneously helped popularise newscasters such as Alastair Burnet, Andrew Gardner, Reginald Bosanquet, Sandy Gall, Anna Ford, John Suchet, Mark Austin, Alastair Stewart and Trevor McDonald into well-known television personalities. When the bulletin was axed in 1999 in order for primetime entertainment programming to air uninterrupted, there was a public outcry. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sarah-Jane Mee Show
''The Sarah-Jane Mee Show'' (also known as ''Sky News with Sarah Hewson'') is a weekday news programme in the United Kingdom on Sky News, presented by Sarah-Jane Mee. The slot has been part of the Sky News schedule since 2005, most notably with Kay Burley as presenter until October 2019. It combines rolling-news coverage with debates and interviews on the day's issues plus human interest stories. The show airs between 2 pm5 pm Monday to Friday. On Fridays, the show title is not used on air, however the same show format is used and presented by Belle Donati. Broadcasts The show began in its current format in October 2019 when Kay Burley and Sarah-Jane Mee swapped time slots. Kay took over a shorter self titled breakfast programme whilst Sarah-Jane moved to afternoons at the earlier 2 pm-5 pm slot, with ''The News Hour with Mark Austin'' following from 5 pm til 7 pm. The show is currently broadcast from the "Glass Box", actually Studio 21, Sky Central, Osterley. It has also b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isabel Webster
Isabel Webster is a British television presenter and newsreader, who currently co-hosts GB News Breakfast alongside Eamonn Holmes. Until December 2017, Webster co-hosted ''Sunrise'' on Sky News, alongside Stephen Dixon. Early life and education Webster attended St George's College, Weybridge in Surrey before studying Politics and Theology at the University of Bristol, and gained a postgraduate diploma in Broadcast Journalism from City University. Career Webster presented and reported on the radio, for local, regional and national BBC News, before joining Sky News in 2011. Webster joined Sky News as their West of England correspondent in 2011, covering stories including the floods, the trials of Ian Watkins and Vincent Tabak as well as the horsemeat scandal. Webster began working with the national Sky News team in 2012. In early 2014, Webster joined Sky News' breakfast programme ''Sunrise'', replacing Charlotte Hawkins. Her first episode was broadcast on 10 March 2014. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Dixon (newsreader)
Stephen Dixon (born 1 March 1974) is an English news presenter. Formerly presenting '' Sky News Sunrise'', '' Sky News at Seven'' and ''Sky News at Ten'' on Sky News, Dixon now co-presents ''Breakfast with Stephen and Anne'' on GB News. Journalism career Dixon's career began at Nottingham Trent University where he read for a BA in Broadcast Journalism, graduating in 1995. Before working for Sky News, Dixon worked for ITN as both a presenter and producer for ITV, NBC Superchannel, and Channel 5. He also helped work as a producer and programme editor on the Channel 4 ''Big Breakfast'' News, and presented on finance channel Simply Money with Angela Rippon. From January 2012 to October 2019, Dixon presented ''Sunrise'' on Sky News, featuring alongside Gillian Joseph, and Isabel Webster. From October 2019, he presented ''Sky News @ Breakfast'' with Gillian Joseph, on Friday, Saturday and Sunday on Sky News. In November 2021, it was announced that Dixon was joining GB News the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Boulton
Thomas Adam Babington Boulton (born 15 February 1959) is a British journalist and broadcaster who is regular panelist on TalkTV. He was formerly editor-at-large of Sky News, and presenter of ''All Out Politics'' and ''Week In Review''. He is also the former political editor of Sky News. He is based at Sky News' Westminster studios in Central London. He was previously the political editor of TV-am, an ITV early-morning broadcasting franchise holder. He held the post of Sky's political editor since being asked to establish its politics team for the launch of the channel in 1989. He is the former presenter of Sky News' '' Sunday Live with Adam Boulton'', and presented a regular weekday news and political programme on Sky News, entitled '' Boulton and Co'' from 2011 to 2014. Early life and education Born in 1959, Boulton is the son of pioneering anaesthetist Dr Thomas Babington Boulton OBE (1925–2016) and Helen (née Brown). He comes from a family of bank managers and clerks, wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GB News
GB News is a British free-to-air television and radio news channel. The channel is available on Freeview, Freesat, Sky, YouView, Virgin Media and via the internet. Since 4 January 2022, an audio simulcast of the station is available on DAB+ radio. Announced in September 2020 and launched in June 2021 from studios at Paddington Basin, London (and later, also with a studio on Albert Embankment with views towards Westminster and the Houses of Parliament, used by Nigel Farage and Mark Steyn), the channel became Britain's first television news start-up for more than 30 years, since the launch of Sky News in 1989. It was set up with the aim of broadcasting "original news, opinion and debate", with a mix of news coverage and opinion-based content. GB News is described as right-leaning on political issues. GB News is owned by ''All Perspectives Ltd'', which is a holding company, headquartered in London. , All Perspectives Ltd is controlled by three significant shareholders, all of wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prime Minister's Questions
Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs, officially known as Questions to the Prime Minister, while colloquially known as Prime Minister's Question Time) is a constitutional convention in the United Kingdom, currently held as a single session every Wednesday at noon when the House of Commons is sitting, during which the prime minister answers questions from members of Parliament (MPs).The Institute for Government has described PMQs as 'the most distinctive and internationally famous feature of British politics.' History Although prime ministers have answered questions in parliament for centuries, until the 1880s, questions to the prime minister were treated the same as questions to other ministers of the Crown: asked without notice, on days when ministers were available, in whatever order MPs rose to ask them. In 1881 fixed time-limits for questions were introduced and questions to the prime minister were moved to the last slot of the day as a courtesy to the 72-year-old prime minis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian King Live
Ian King is an English business journalist who presents ''Ian King Live'', the eponymous daily business programme on Sky News. Early life and career King was brought up in Bristol and Devon. He has a degree in history from the University of Manchester (where he edited the students' union newspaper ''The Mancunion'') and a postgraduate diploma in newspaper journalism from City, University of London. Before entering his journalism career, he spent three and a half years working for Midland Bank in the City of London, and then as a business analyst at HSBC. Career King worked at ''The Daily Telegraph'', ''The Guardian'' and ''The Mail on Sunday'', before joining '' The Sun'' as their business editor in 2000, a position he held for eight years. He became deputy business editor of ''The Times'' in 2008 and business and city editor in 2011. He occasionally appeared alongside Jeff Randall on ''Jeff Randall Live''. He succeeded Randall as the face of Sky Newss business coverage at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All Out Politics
Sky News is a British free-to-air television news channel and organisation. Sky News is distributed via an English-language radio news service, and through online channels. It is owned by Sky Group, a division of Comcast. John Ryley is the head of Sky News, a role he has held since June 2006. In 2019, Sky News was named Royal Television Society News Channel of the Year, the 12th time it has held the award. The channel and its live streaming world news is available on its website, TV platforms, and online platforms such as YouTube and Apple TV, and various mobile devices and digital media players. A sister channel, Sky News Arabia, is operated as a joint venture with the Abu Dhabi Media Investment Corporation. A channel called Sky News International, simulcasting the UK channel directly but without British advertisements, is available in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, South Asia, Asia Pacific, Australia, and the Americas. Narrated segments (which generally cover lighter iss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Live Desk (Sky)
''The Live Desk'' is a news programme which broadcast on Sky News in the United Kingdom from 8 September 2008 to 2011. Originally, ''The Live Desk'' aired twice at 9am and 1pm but from 11 January 2011 the Live Desk's 1pm edition was cancelled and subsequently only one edition was broadcast at 9a.m., presented by Charlotte Hawkins with Gillian Joseph on Friday. The programme was replaced with a standard Sky News bulletin fronted by the same newscasters later in 2011. Format The programme was a 60-minute round-up of the day's news, sport, and business, rather than discussions, interviews, or features. It was loosely based on the Fox News Channel show '' The Live Desk''. The programme was characterized by the opening line "The Live Desk opens now". Presenters Originally at the show's launch it aired once a day, between 1pm and 2pm with Colin Brazier presenting, but on 2 February 2009, ''The Live Desk'' added a morning edition, running between 9am and 10am. From 11 January 2011 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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