Dermot Murnaghan’s death has been announced after the veteran broadcaster died at the age of 68, a year after he revealed a stage four prostate cancer diagnosis.
His family said he died at home in North London on Friday morning. They shared the news in a statement posted to his X account.
They said: “It is with great sadness that the family of Dermot Murnaghan announces that he passed away at home in North London earlier this morning.”
They added: “He died peacefully with his family at his side.”
Dermot became one of the best-known faces in British TV news. He worked across five decades and fronted several flagship programmes.
Dermot Murnaghan career timeline
Began in local newspapers before moving into television journalism.
Worked at Channel 4 News in the earlier part of his broadcasting career.
Presented ITV programmes including The Big Story, News at 10, Evening News and Nightly News.
Joined the BBC in 2002 and became a main presenter on BBC Breakfast from September 2002 to December 2007.
Anchored the BBC News at Six and BBC News at Ten.
Presented the quiz show Eggheads from 2003 for 11 years.
Moved to Sky News in 2007 and remained one of its leading presenters until 2023.
Also hosted Crimes That Shook Britain, Killer Britain and the podcast Legends of News.
He presented ITV’s Evening News and News at 10. He also anchored the BBC News at Six and BBC News at Ten.
He served as a main presenter on BBC Breakfast from September 2002 until December 2007. Many viewers also knew him as the host of Eggheads.
He presented the quiz show for 11 years from 2003. Later, he became one of the leading faces of Sky News from 2007 to 2023.
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