Sky News presenters and editorial team
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 | |||
| Leah Boleto | The Early Rundown | Monday-Friday 05:00-07:00 | |
| Kay Burley | Breakfast with Kay Burley | Monday-Thursday 07:00-10:00 | Four Millbank, Westminster |
| Anna Jones | Breakfast with Anna Jones | Friday 07:00-10:00 | |
| Saturday 06:00-10:00 | Sky Central (Studio 21), Osterley | ||
| Sunday 06:00-08:30 | |||
| Wilfred Frost | Sky News Today with Wilfred Frost | Monday-Friday 10:00-11.30 | |
| Ian King | Business Live with Ian King | Monday-Friday 11:30-12:00; 16:30-17:00 | Sky News Business Studio, CNBC Europe, 10 Fleet Place, London |
| Jayne Secker | Sky News Today with Jayne Secker | Monday-Thursday 12:00-14:00 | Sky Central (Studio 21), Osterley |
| Samantha Washington | Sky News Today with Samantha Washington | Friday 12:00 - 14:00, Saturday 10.00-14.00 | |
| Kamali Melbourne | Sky News Today with Kamali Melbourne | Monday-Thursday 14:00-16:30 | |
| Belle Donati | Sky News Today with Belle Donati | Friday 14:00-16:30 | |
| Mark Austin | The News Hour | Monday-Thursday 17:00-19:00 | |
| Jonathan Samuels | Friday-Sunday 17:00-20:00 | ||
| Sophy Ridge | Politics Hub with Sophy Ridge [2]. | Monday-Thursday 19:00-20:00 | Four Millbank, Westminster |
| Sarah Jane Mee | The UK Tonight with Sarah-Jane Mee | Monday-Thursday 20:00-21:00 | Sky Central (Studio 21), Osterley |
| Anna Botting | Sky News at 9 Sky News at 10 Sky News at 11 Press Preview |
Monday-Thursday 21:00-00.00 | Sky Central (Studio 21), Osterley |
| Gillian Joseph | Friday-Sunday 20:00-00:00 | ||
| Trevor Phillips | Sunday Morning with Trevor Phillips | Sunday 08:30-10:00 | Four Millbank, Westminster |
| Beth Rigby | Beth Rigby Interviews... | Thursday 21:00-22:00 | |
Other presenters
| Presenter | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Tom Heap | The Climate Show Presenter | |
| Niall Paterson | Host of the 'Sky News Daily' Podcast | |
| Simon Pusey | ||
| Emma Crosby | ||
| Nick Quraishi | ||
| Sally Lockwood | ||
| Saima Mohsin | ||
| Barry Weir | ||
| Chloe Culpan | ||
| Halla Mohieddeen |
Editorial team & correspondents
Politics
| Person | Title(s) | Related note(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Beth Rigby | Political Editor[3] | Presenter for "Beth Rigby Interviews" |
| Sam Coates | Deputy Political Editor[4] | |
| Tom Rayner | Digital Politics Editor[5] | |
| Jon Craig | Chief Political Correspondent | |
| Tamara Cohen | Political Correspondent | |
| Rob Powell | ||
| Joe Pike | ||
| Mhari Aurora | ||
| Liz Bates | Currently on Maternity leave.[6] | |
| Ali Fortescue | ||
| Amanda Akass | ||
| 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 | |
| John Sparks | International Correspondent | |
| Alex Rossi | ||
| Alistair Bunkall | Middle East Correspondent | Based in Jerusalem |
| Martha Kelner | US Correspondent | Based in Washington, D.C. |
| Mark Stone | ||
| Helen-Ann Smith | Asia Correspondent | Based in Beijing |
| Cordelia Lynch | ||
| Siobhan Robbins | Europe Correspondent | Based in Berlin[7] |
| Yousra Elbagir | Africa Correspondent | Based in Johannesburg[8] |
| Diana Magnay | Moscow Correspondent | Based in Moscow |
| 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 | |
| Connor Gillies | Scotland Correspondent | Based in Edinburgh[11] |
| David Blevins | Senior Ireland Correspondent | Based in Belfast[12] |
| Stephen Murphy | Ireland Correspondent | Based in Dublin[13] |
| Greg Milam | Chief North of England Correspondent | |
| Shingi Mararike | North of England Correspondent | |
| Inzamam Rashid | ||
| Katerina Vittozzi | ||
| 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 | |
| Laura Bundock | ||
| 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 | |
| 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
| Title(s) | Pearson | Related note(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Sky Correspondent | ||
| Ashna Hurynag | ||
| Adele Robinson | ||
| Aisha Zahid | ||
| Becky Cotterill | ||
| Emma Birchley | ||
| Ivor Bennett | ||
| Matthew Thompson | ||
| Milena Veselinovic | ||
| Sadiya Chowdhury | ||
| Shamaan Freeman-Powell | ||
| Shingi Mararike | ||
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 | |
Sport
| Person | Title(s) | Related note(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Nick Powell | Sports Editor | Also Sky Sports News presenter |
| Rob Harris | 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 producer and presenter |
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 panel included:
- 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
- Kimberley Leonard. Left 26th August 2023.[19]
- Dermot Murnaghan Left 23 February 2023, after 16 years on Sky News. The last Tonight News with Dermot was broadcast on 28 February 2023.
- Adam Boulton
- Lisa Aziz (now with LBC News)
- Faye Barker (now with ITN)
- Colin Brazier (now with LBC) Colin's last show on LBC was on 31 August 2023 with Colin deciding to completely give up journalism.
- 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
- Jason de la Pena
- Rona Dougall (now with STV)
- Stephen Dixon (now with GB News)[20]
- 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 on GB News, Weekday Breakfast)
- Alexandra Hill (now at ITN)
- Nicola Hill
- Faisal Islam (joined BBC News in 2019)[21]
- Jannat Jalil (now with BBC News)
- Sangeeta Kandola (now at ITN)
- Phil Lavelle (now with CCTV America)
- Kimberley Leonard
- Graeme Le Saux
- Mark Longhurst (now with GB News)
- Tim Marshall
- Emily Maitlis (now with Global)
- 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)
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