Mark Longhurst
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Mark Longhurst is a UK television newsreader
and journalist
. He currently works for Sky News
, presenting the channel's Sunrise programme from Friday to Sunday.
During a broadcasting career spanning more than two decades, his credits include coverage of the 1991 Gulf War for TV-am
, and the 1992 General Election for ITN, a stint as a co-presenter on BBC One
's South Today
and time with the international news channel BBC World
.
News presenter
A news presenter is a person who presents news during a news program in the format of a television show, on the radio or the Internet.News presenters can work in a radio studio, television studio and from remote broadcasts in the field especially weather...
and journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
. He currently works for Sky News
Sky News
Sky News is a 24-hour British and international satellite television news broadcaster with an emphasis on UK and international news stories.The service places emphasis on rolling news, including the latest breaking news. Sky News also hosts localised versions of the channel in Australia and in New...
, presenting the channel's Sunrise programme from Friday to Sunday.
During a broadcasting career spanning more than two decades, his credits include coverage of the 1991 Gulf War for TV-am
TV-am
TV-am was a breakfast television station that broadcast to the United Kingdom from 1 February 1983 to 31 December 1992. It made history by being the first national operator of a commercial television franchise at breakfast-time , and broadcast every day of the week for most or all of the period...
, and the 1992 General Election for ITN, a stint as a co-presenter on BBC One
BBC One
BBC One is the flagship television channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It was launched on 2 November 1936 as the BBC Television Service, and was the world's first regular television service with a high level of image resolution...
's South Today
South Today
South Today is the BBC's regional television news programme for East Dorset, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Berkshire, West Sussex and the western fringes of Surrey...
and time with the international news channel BBC World
BBC World
BBC World News is the BBC's international news and current affairs television channel. It has the largest audience of any BBC channel in the world...
.