Sky News presenters and editorial team
Sky News has about 600 staff, of whom about 50 speak on camera.[1][failed verification]
Main news presenters
Main Programme Presenters
| Presenter | Programme | On Air | Studio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanessa Baffoe OR Sam Naz |
Sky Midnight News | Monday-Friday 00:00-05:00 | Sky Central (Studio 21), Osterley |
| Saturday-Sunday 00:00-06:00 | |||
| Kamali Melbourne | The Early Rundown | Monday-Friday 05:00-07:00 | |
| Anna Jones | Sky News Breakfast | Friday 07:00-10:00 | Four Millbank, Westminster |
| Saturday 06:00-10:00 | Sky Central (Studio 21), Osterley | ||
| Sunday 06:00-08:30 | |||
| Kay Burley | Kay Burley | Monday-Thursday 07:00-10:00 | Four Millbank, Westminster |
| Ian King | Ian King Live | Monday-Friday 10:00-11:00 | Sky News Business Studio, CNBC Europe, 10 Fleet Place, London |
| Jayne Secker | Sky News Today | Monday-Thursday 11:00-14:00 | Sky Central (Studio 21), Osterley |
| Samantha Washington | Friday 11:00-14:00 | ||
| Sarah-Jane Mee | The Sarah-Jane Mee Show | Monday-Thursday 14:00-17:00 | |
| Belle Donati | Friday 14:00-17:00 | ||
| Mark Austin | The News Hour | Monday-Thursday 17:00-19:00 | |
| Jonathan Samuels | Friday 17:00-19:00 | ||
| Dermot Murnaghan | Sky News Tonight | Monday-Thursday 19:00-20:30 | Four Millbank, Westminster |
| Kimberley Leonard | Friday 19:00-20:30 | ||
| Anna Jones | The Daily Climate Show | Monday-Friday 20:30-21:00 | Studio 6, Sky Studios, Osterley |
| Anna Botting | Sky News at 9 Sky News at Ten Sky News at 11 Press Preview |
Monday-Thursday 21:00-00:00 | Sky Central (Studio 21), Osterley |
| Gillian Joseph | Friday 21:00-00:00 | ||
| Saturday-Sunday 20:00-00:00 | |||
| Sophy Ridge | Sophy Ridge on Sunday | Sunday 08:30-10:00 | Sky Central (Studio 21), Osterley OR Four Millbank, Westminster |
| Sophy Ridge: The Take | |||
| Trevor Phillips | The Great Debate | Monday 21:00-22:00 | Sky Central (Studio 21), Osterley |
| Common Ground | Tuesday 21:00-22:00 | Four Millbank, Westminster |
Other Presenters
| Presenter | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Nick Quraishi | Relief Presenter | |
| Niall Paterson | Host of the 'Sky News Daily' Podcast | |
| Emma Crosby | ||
| Saima Mohsin | ||
| Belle Donati | ||
| Wilfred Frost | ||
| Leah Boleto | ||
| Sally Lockwood | Sky News Correspondent | |
| Barry Weir | Sky News Radio Newsreader and Assistant Editor | |
| Chloe Culpan | Sky Reporter and Senior Producer for Ian King Live |
Editorial team & correspondents
Politics
| Person | Title(s) | Related note(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Beth Rigby | Political Editor[2] | Presenter for "Beth Rigby Interviews" |
| Sam Coates | Deputy Political Editor[3] | |
| Tom Rayner | Digital Politics Editor[4] | |
| Jon Craig | Chief Political Correspondent | |
| Tamara Cohen | Political Correspondent | |
| Rob Powell | ||
| Joe Pike | ||
| Liz Bates | ||
| Ali Fortescue | ||
| Nick Martin | Politics & People Correspondent |
International
| Person | Title(s) | Related note(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Dominic Waghorn | International Affairs Editor | |
| Stuart Ramsay | Chief Correspondent | Co-Present Hotspots, Award-winning documentary series covering global crises. |
| Alex Crawford | Special Correspondent | |
| Alistair Bunkall | Middle East Correspondent | |
| Based in Jerusalem | ||
| Greg Milam | US Correspondent | Based in Los Angeles[5] |
| Cordelia Lynch | (On maternity leave) | |
| Martha Kelner | Based in Washington, D.C. | |
| Mark Stone | ||
| Tom Cheshire | Asia Correspondent | Based in Beijing[6] |
| Siobhan Robbins | South East Asia Correspondent | Based in Bangkok[7] |
| John Sparks | Africa Correspondent | Based in Johannesburg[8] |
| Diana Magnay | Moscow Correspondent | |
| Adam Parsons | Europe Correspondent | Based in Brussels[9] |
| Neville Lazarus | India Reporter | Based in New Delhi[10] |
National
| Person | Title(s) | Related note(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Jason Farrell | Home Editor | |
| Vacant | Home Affairs Correspondent | |
| Alex Rossi | National Correspondent | |
| James Matthews | Scotland Correspondent | Based in Edinburgh[11] |
| David Blevins | Senior Ireland Correspondent | Based in Belfast[12] |
| Stephen Murphy | Ireland Correspondent | Based in Dublin[13] |
| Gerard Tubb | North of England Correspondent | |
| Katerina Vittozzi | ||
| Inzamam Rashid | ||
| Frazer Maude | ||
| Tom Parmenter | ||
| Dan Whitehead | West of England Correspondent | |
| Lisa Dowd | Midlands Correspondent | |
| Becky Johnson | Based in Birmingham[14] |
Specialist
| Person | Title(s) | Related note(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Deborah Haynes | Security and Defence Editor | |
| Rowland Manthorpe | Technology Correspondent | |
| Rhiannon Mills | Royal Correspondent | |
| Lucy Cotter | Media, Arts and Entertainment Correspondent | |
| Katie Spencer | Arts & Entertainment Correspondent | Presents entertainment podcast Backstage[15] |
| Bethany Minelle | Arts & Entertainment Reporter | Also co-host entertainment podcast Backstage[15] |
| Claire Gregory | ||
| Gemma Peplow | ||
| Tom Clarke | Science and Technology Editor | |
| Thomas Moore | Science and Medical Correspondent | |
| Ashish Joshi | Health Correspondent | |
| Laura Bundock | Education Correspondent | |
| Hannah Thomas-Peter | Climate Change Correspondent | Based in New York |
| Lisa Holland | Based in London | |
| Martin Brunt | Crime Correspondent | |
| Alastair Bruce | Royal and Religious Affairs Commentator |
General news
| Person | Title(s) | Related note(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Sally Lockwood | Sky Correspondent | |
| Adele Robinson | ||
| Charlotte Lomas | ||
| Emma Birchley | ||
| Laura Bundock | ||
| Ashna Hurynag | ||
| Milena Veselinovic | Sky Reporter | |
| Sadiya Chowdhury | ||
| Ivor Bennett | ||
| Aisha Zahid | ||
| Becky Cotterill | ||
| Shamaan Freeman-Powell |
Business and economics
| Person | Title(s) | Related note(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Ian King | Business Presenter | Ian King Live Presenter |
| Ed Conway | Economics and Data Editor | Cover Presenter, Ian King Live |
| Mark Kleinman | City Editor | |
| Paul Kelso | Business Correspondent | |
| Helen-Ann Smith |
Sport
| Person | Title(s) | Related note(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Nick Powell | Sports Editor | Also Sky Sports News presenter |
| Tom Parmenter | Sports Correspondent | |
| Jacquie Beltrao | Sports presenter in Sky News @ Breakfast | Saturday & Sunday |
| Various presenters from Sky Sports News present Sport Bulletins at all other times | ||
Weather
| Person | Title(s) | Related note(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Kirsty McCabe | Weather presenter | Alternating. In vision forecasts during Kay Burley, Sky News Breakfast and The Early Rundown. |
The Pledge panellists
On 6 April 2016, Sky News announced that it was to launch a new show, entitled The Pledge. It will not have a traditional presenter, but will instead have 9 panellists, with 5 appearing on each episode. Michelle Dewberry, Nick Ferrari, Rachel Johnson, Graeme Le Saux and June Sarpong appeared in the first programme on Thursday 21 April.
The current panel are:
- Lord Karan Bilimoria, entrepreneur and founder of Cobra Beer
- ‘Big’ Phil Campion, former SAS trooper and author
- Michelle Dewberry, businesswoman and winner of The Apprentice
- Greg Dyke, former TV executive and FA chairman
- Nick Ferrari, radio talk show host on LBC
- Afua Hirsch, writer and journalist (former Social Affairs and Education Editor at Sky News)
- Rachel Johnson, novelist and journalist
- Carole Malone, TV presenter, broadcaster and journalist
- Maajid Nawaz, columnist, broadcaster and politician
- Femi Oluwole, political campaigner[16]
- Trevor Phillips, broadcaster and writer[17]
- June Sarpong, TV presenter and pro-EU campaigner
- Rachel Shabi, journalist[18]
Former presenters and reporters
- Adam Boulton
- Lisa Aziz (now with LBC News)
- Faye Barker (now with ITN)
- Colin Brazier (now with GB News)
- Lukwesa Burak (now with BBC News)
- Ginny Buckley
- Stephanie Callister
- Liam Creagh
- David Chater
- Marverine Cole
- Stephen Cole (now with CGTN)
- Vivien Creegor
- Dharshini David
- Rona Dougall (now with STV)
- Stephen Dixon (now with GB News)[19]
- Lorna Dunkley
- Julie Etchingham (now with ITV News)
- Gemma Evans
- Gamal Fahnbulleh (now with Granada Reports)
- Juliette Foster (now with BBC World Service/BBC News)
- Bob Friend (deceased 2008)
- Steve Gaisford
- Steff Gaulter (now at Al Jazeera English)
- Charlotte Hawkins (now on Good Morning Britain on ITV)
- Steve Hargrave
- Eamonn Holmes ( Now GB News Weekday Breakfast )
- Alexandra Hill (now at ITN)
- Nicola Hill
- Faisal Islam (joined BBC News in 2019)[20]
- Jannat Jalil (now with BBC News)
- Sangeeta Kandola (now at ITN)
- Phil Lavelle (now with CCTV America)
- Graeme Le Saux
- Mark Longhurst
- Tim Marshall
- Emily Maitlis (now with Newsnight)
- Darren McCaffery (now with GB News)
- Simon McCoy
- Denise Nurse
- Glen Oglaza
- Kevin Owen (now with RT)
- Martin Popplewell
- Jeff Randall
- Samantha Simmonds (now with BBC World News)
- Peter Spencer (retired)
- Matt Smith
- Penny Smith
- Martin Stanford (now at LBC News)
- Jeremy Thompson (retired 2016)
- Claudia-Liza Vanderpuije (now with 5 News
- Hannah Vaughan Jones (now with CNN International)
- Lucy Verasamy (now with ITV Weather)
- Isabel Webster (now with GB News)
- Holly Williams (now at CBS News)
- Andrew Wilson
- Michael Wilson
- Francis Wilson
- Kate McCann (now with TalkTV)
- Michelle Clifford
- Enda Brady
- Sarah Hewson (now with TalkTV)
References
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- ^ Mayhew, Freddy (4 February 2019). "Beth Rigby named next Sky News political editor". Press Gazette. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ^ Tobitt, Charlotte (6 February 2019). "Times deputy political editor Sam Coates moves to Sky News". Press Gazette. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- ^ Rayner, Tom [@RaynerSkyNews] (11 March 2021). "Personal news: after Easter I'll be taking on an exciting new role as Sky's Digital Politics Editor. We've got big plans for the way we cover UK politics and hope to launch some ambitious new digital initiatives in the months ahead. I can't wait to get started" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 6 April 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2021 – via Twitter.
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- ^ "A huge welcome to our newest panellist @Femi_Sorry on @ThePledge today at 8pm on @skynewspic.twitter.com/lDU4lmGHaF". @MaajidNawaz. Twitter. 4 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ "#ThePledge panellists this week ... @NickFerrariLBC, Trevor Phillips, @bigphilcampion, @afuahirsch and @junesarpong.And the topics on the show are pic.twitter.com/WZU8dU8cWw". @ThePledge. Twitter. 30 January 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ "New panellist @rachshabi will be joining us for the first time tomorrow! Rachel will be discussing 'why we need radical action against #climatechange' Tune in tomorrow at 8pm on @SkyNewspic.twitter.com/KYJ8rf8TxO". @ThePledge. Twitter. 22 May 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
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