Krishnan Guru-Murthy
Krishnan Guru-Murthy | |
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| Born | April 5, 1970 |
| Occupation | Journalist |
Krishnan Guru-Murthy (born April 5, 1970) is a British television newscaster and journalist. He is the main anchor of the Channel 4 News at Noon and regularly fronts the evening Channel 4 News.[1]
Originally from Liverpool, Guru-Murthy attended the independent Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School in Blackburn, Lancashire. He read PPE at Hertford College, Oxford, and now lives in Notting Hill, London, with his wife, Lisa, and daughter, Jasmine, and son, Jay.
He first appeared on the DEF II programme Open to Question in 1988, and later presented the BBC's children's news programme, Newsround from 1991 to 1994. After spending three years as a reporter for Newsnight he became one of the first presenters of the BBC's then-new rolling news channel, BBC News 24, in the 12-4 pm slot.
After ten years at the BBC he joined Channel 4 in 1998. He has fronted some of Channel 4's most controversial programmes including The Autopsy and The Exorcism. He has also reported from around the world covering many disasters and conflicts. He also appeared in a documentary about the band Gorillaz called Charts of Darkness.[2]
He has presented his own weekly radio programme on LBC 97.3 and appears regularly on BBC Radio 4 as a broadcaster and commentator.
He has appeared as a guest on the comedy news show on Radio 4 The News Quiz, and has had cameo appearances in several productions, including regular ones Bremner, Bird and Fortune and the film Shaun of the Dead. He also hosted the Channel 4 quiz show, Number One and The National Lottery. He used to write a weekly column in the Metro newspaper.
He plays in a rock band with Peter Barron, the editor of Newsnight and Tim Hincks, the chief creative officer of Endemol UK. [3]
On the last episode of the season (20x06), Krishnan appeared on Never Mind The Buzzcocks, as one of Bill Bailey's team guests.
He also competed on the quiz show Would I Lie To You (02x06), as one of Lee Mack's guests. His team lost 7-6. It was revealed on this show that he was afraid of the dark, and will check for monsters before he sleeps if he is alone.