Mark Longhurst is a British news presenter. Longhurst presented on ITV's regional news,

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until October 2017. Before this, he was a presenter at

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, where he presented the channel's evening news programmes from Friday to Sunday until August 2016. Before joining Sky, he was a presenter for

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programme and for

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. He is currently employed by

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where he presents ‘GB Newsday’ with Gloria De Piero.

Education

Longhurst was educated at

Reigate Grammar School Reigate Grammar School is a 2–18 mixed independent day school in Reigate, Surrey, England. It was established in 1675 by Henry Smith. History The school was founded as a free school for poor boys in 1675 by Alderman Henry Smith with Jon Will ...

, at the time a state

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grammar school in the town of

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, and then

Midhurst Grammar School Midhurst Grammar School was a grammar school and later a comprehensive upper school in Midhurst, West Sussex. The school served pupils aged 11 to 18 who usually joined the school from one of the local intermediate schools. It was replaced in 20 ...

, a state grammar school in the

market town A market town is a settlement most common in Europe that obtained by custom or royal charter, in the Middle Ages, a market right, which allowed it to host a regular market; this distinguished it from a village or city. In Britain, small rural ...

Midhurst Midhurst () is a market town, parish and civil parish in West Sussex, England. It lies on the River Rother inland from the English Channel, and north of the county town of Chichester. The name Midhurst was first recorded in 1186 as ''Middeh ...

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. He read Modern History for a BA (Hons) degree at

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. He was then indentured for the NCTJ's journalism post-graduate scheme.

Life and career

Longhurst's broadcasting career spans over three decades. His credits include coverage of the

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for

and the 1992 general election for

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, a stint as a co-presenter on

and time with the international news channel

. He joined Sky News in 1997, initially as their business correspondent, before moving into the studio as a presenter. He presented a range of programmes and slots for Sky, including ''

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'', ''

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'' and latterly weekend editions of ''

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''. He left Sky News in August 2016, as a result of heavy cost-saving measures at Sky. He made a documentary about

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, made in conjunction with the Campbell family, which was aired on the

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in the summer of 2011 to critical acclaim. Longhurst is currently a guest lecturer on the MA course for Broadcast Journalism at the

University of Sussex , mottoeng = Be Still and Know , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £14.4 million (2020) , budget = £319.6 million (2019–20) , chancellor = Sanjeev Bhaskar , vice_chancellor = Sasha Roseneil , ...

. He joined ''

'' in March 2017, before departing in October 2017. He joined

as a guest presenter in June 2022. In September 2022, it was announced that Longhurst would present a lunchtime programme with

Gloria de Piero Gloria De Piero (born 21 December 1972) is a British television and radio presenter, and former Labour Party politician. Prior to her political career, she was the political editor of GMTV. A member of the Labour Party, she was first elect ...

titled ''GB Newsday with Gloria and Mark''.

References

External links

Sky News profile
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