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Krishnan Guru-Murthy (born 5 April 1970) is a British journalist. He is the lead presenter of ''
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''. He also presents '' Unreported World'', a foreign-affairs documentary series.


Early life

Guru-Murthy's father, an Indian consultant radiologist, worked in
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and
Burnley Burnley () is a town and the administrative centre of the wider Borough of Burnley in Lancashire, England, with a 2001 population of 73,021. It is north of Manchester and east of Preston, Lancashire, Preston, at the confluence of the River C ...
. The family lived in
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, then moved to a 'gothic folly' in a village outside Burnley. Guru-Murthy attended the then-private Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School in
Blackburn Blackburn () is an industrial town and the administrative centre of the Blackburn with Darwen borough in Lancashire, England. The town is north of the West Pennine Moors on the southern edge of the Ribble Valley, east of Preston and north-n ...
, before studying Philosophy, Politics and Economics at
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. His sister is
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journalist
Geeta Guru-Murthy Geeta Guru-Murthy is a British television journalist. Since 2013 she has presented mainly morning bulletins, including ''BBC News at Nine'', and bulletins on BBC World News, BBC Two, BBC News Channel and BBC World News. Early life Guru-Murthy ...
. His brother Ravi Gurumurthy was formerly Chief Innovation Officer of the International Rescue Committee and is currently Chief Executive of
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.


Career

Guru-Murthy's career began in 1988 with the
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's ''
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'' discussion programme ''
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'' and the youth current-affairs programme ''Reportage''. While at Oxford University he presented BBC2's Asian current-affairs programmes ''East'' and ''Network East''. He presented and reported for children's news programme '' Newsround'' from 1991 to 1994. He worked as a producer and reporter for ''
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'' for three years, and was one of the launch presenters for
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in 1997.


Channel 4

Guru-Murthy joined ''Channel 4 News'' in 1998 and is the second-longest-serving presenter after Jon Snow. He was also the main presenter of ''Channel 4 News at Noon'' between 2003 and 2009. The Royal Television Society Journalism Awards nominated him for its News Presenter of the Year award in 2010 and 2014. He has hosted Channel 4's coverage of ceremonies at the
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,
2014 Winter Paralympics The 2014 Winter Paralympics (russian: Зимние Паралимпийские игры 2014, Zimniye Paralimpiyskiye igry 2014), the 11th Paralympic Winter Games, and also more generally known as the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games, were a ...
and the reburial of Richard III. He presented ''The TV Show'' and ''The Operation: Surgery Live.'' He has hosted ''The Event – How Racist are You?'', ''The Autopsy'', ''The Exorcism,'' the quiz show ''Number One'' and two series of ''Going Cold Turkey.'' Guru-Murthy moderated '' Ask the Chancellors,'' the first debate between the Chancellor of the Exchequer and his counterparts in the 2010 General Election. He also hosted ''How to save £100 Billion – Live'' the night before the new government's Emergency Budget. Guru-Murthy became Channel 4's ambassador for its foreign affairs programme '' Unreported World'' in 2011 and has made documentaries in Afghanistan, Cambodia, India, Iraq, South Africa, and Yemen. On 19 October 2022, Guru-Murthy was suspended for a week by Channel 4 after calling Northern Ireland minister Steve Baker a "cunt" in an off-air remark. Guru-Murthy later apologised "unreservedly" to Baker. Channel 4 said it has a strict code of conduct for employees and "takes any breaches seriously".


Notable interviews

Guru-Murthy's February 2010 interview with
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became key evidence when the former Labour MP was prosecuted for expenses fraud. The politician was sentenced to sixteen months in jail. In January 2013,
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refused to answer Guru-Murthy's question if there was a link between film violence and real-life violence. The film director's responses included: "I'm not doing this, I'm not taking the bait"; "I refuse your question. I'm not your slave and you're not my master. You can't make me dance to your tune. I'm not a monkey"; "It's none of your damn business what I think about that!" and "I'm shutting your butt down." Guru-Murthy described his October 2014 interview with
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as "the perfect joke interview". Ayoade's increasingly blunt responses had reduced Guru-Murthy's colleague Jon Snow to fits of laughter off-screen. In April 2015, whilst promoting the film '' Avengers: Age of Ultron'',
Robert Downey Jr. Robert John Downey Jr. (born April 4, 1965) is an American actor and producer. His career has been characterized by critical and popular success in his youth, followed by a period of substance abuse and legal troubles, before a resurgence of ...
walked out of an interview with Guru-Murthy after the journalist asked about the actor's relationship with his father, drug use, and
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. The interview has been watched several million times on
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. Guru-Murthy said the question areas had been discussed in advance with Downey's public relations agent.


Other news media

Guru-Murthy presented a weekly radio programme on LBC 97.3 between 2003 and 2005; hosted ''UK Leaders Live'', interviewing the three main political party leaders in the UK's 2005 election; and presented the series ''Hindu Lives'' on
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in 2005. He used to write a column in the ''
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'' newspaper and the Asian newspaper '' Eastern Eye''.


Other film and television

Guru-Murthy has appeared in a comic documentary about the band Gorillaz, as a guest on ''
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'' and '' Taskmaster,'' and in cameo appearances for ''
Bremner, Bird and Fortune ''Bremner, Bird and Fortune'' is a satirical British television programme produced by Vera Productions for Channel Four, uniting the longstanding satirical team of John Bird and John Fortune ("the Two Johns") with the satirical impressionist Ro ...
'', ''
Shaun of the Dead ''Shaun of the Dead'' is a 2004 zombie comedy film directed by Edgar Wright and written by Wright and Simon Pegg. Pegg stars as Shaun, a downtrodden salesman in London who is caught in a zombie apocalypse with his friend Ed ( Nick Frost). The ...
'' and ''
Dead Set ''Dead Set'' is a British zombie horror miniseries written and created by Charlie Brooker and directed by Yann Demange. The show takes place primarily on the set of a fictional series of the real television show '' Big Brother''. The five epi ...
''.


Volunteer work

Guru-Murthy is a trustee of Duchenne UK. He founded the Duchenne Dash, a 24-hour cycle ride from London to Paris, in 2013. He was also appointed to the board of trustees of the
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in 2018, and was reappointed for the role in 2021.


Personal life

Guru-Murthy suffers from Crohn's disease. Guru-Murthy is married and has two children. He has played in a rock band with Peter Barron and the chief creative officer of
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. He is a supporter of
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Guru-Murthy, Krishnan 1970 births Living people Alumni of Hertford College, Oxford English Hindus British male journalists Newsround presenters ITN newsreaders and journalists People educated at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Blackburn Television presenters from Liverpool British people of Indian descent National Youth Theatre members BBC newsreaders and journalists