Media
Breakfast presenter Dermot Murnaghan is quitting the BBC for Sky News.
Murnaghan becomes the second news presenter to depart the corporation for Sky this month; two weeks ago, Natasha Kaplinsky joined Five News, which is produced by Sky.
From January 1 2008, Murnaghan will present Sky News Today from 9am to 1pm on weekdays.
"I have always admired Sky News as a forward-thinking, credible news organisation and am looking forward to the challenges ahead with them," said Murnaghan. "I look back proudly and fondly at the five years on BBC Breakfast and wish the team there all the best in the future."
Sky News chief John Ryley said: "Dermot is, without doubt, one of the best broadcasters in Britain. Sky News is all about delivering up to the minute, insightful news in an innovative way and Dermot is a first class interviewer who handles breaking news and anchors set piece events effortlessly and intelligently."
Murnaghan becomes the second news presenter to depart the corporation for Sky this month; two weeks ago, Natasha Kaplinsky joined Five News, which is produced by Sky.
From January 1 2008, Murnaghan will present Sky News Today from 9am to 1pm on weekdays.
"I have always admired Sky News as a forward-thinking, credible news organisation and am looking forward to the challenges ahead with them," said Murnaghan. "I look back proudly and fondly at the five years on BBC Breakfast and wish the team there all the best in the future."
Sky News chief John Ryley said: "Dermot is, without doubt, one of the best broadcasters in Britain. Sky News is all about delivering up to the minute, insightful news in an innovative way and Dermot is a first class interviewer who handles breaking news and anchors set piece events effortlessly and intelligently."
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