Mark Longhurst

Last updated December 01, 2023

Mark Longhurst is a British news presenter and journalist. For 20 years, he worked at Sky News, joining in 1996 as its business correspondent and later becoming a senior presenter. He hosted various programmes on the channel including Sunrise and Sky News at Ten , until his departure in 2016. Longhurst presented ITV's regional news programme ITV News West Country from March 2017 to October 2017.

Education

Longhurst was educated at Reigate Grammar School, at the time a state voluntary aided grammar school in the town of Reigate in Surrey, and then Midhurst Grammar School, a state grammar school in the market town of Midhurst in West Sussex. He read Modern History for a BA (Hons) degree at Goldsmiths College, University of London. He was then indentured for the NCTJ's journalism post-graduate scheme.

Life and career

Longhurst's broadcasting career spans over four decades. He covered the 1991 Gulf War as defence correspondent for TV-am. He covered the 1992 general election for ITN, did a presenting stint on BBC One's South Today and spent time at the international news channel BBC World.

In 1993, Longhurst was voted News Broadcaster of the Year in the BT Regional Press Awards. ^[1]

Longhurst joined Sky News in 1996, initially as business correspondent, before moving into the studio as a presenter. He presented a range of programmes and slots for Sky, including Sky News Today , Sunrise and latterly weekend editions of Sky News at Ten . He left Sky News in August 2016, as a result of heavy cost-saving measures at Sky.^[2]

He made a documentary about Donald Campbell, made in conjunction with the Campbell family, which was aired on the History Channel in the summer of 2011 to critical acclaim.

Longhurst is currently a guest lecturer on the MA course for Broadcast Journalism at the University of Sussex. He joined ITV News West Country in March 2017, before departing in October 2017.^[3]

He joined GB News as a guest presenter in June 2022. In September 2022, Longhurst became a regular presenter of news-led content on the channel, hosting alongside Gloria De Piero ^[4] initially, and Pip Tomson more recently. He also presented solo occasionally, and played a large part in the channel's coverage of the death of Queen Elizabeth II and Charles III's accession to the throne.^[5] He left the channel in October 2023.

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References

↑ "Mark Longhurst - Biography and Images". TV Newsroom. 27 November 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
↑ "Mark Longhurst leaves Sky News in cost-saving restructure". The Guardian . 19 August 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
↑ "Mark Longhurst to join ITV News West Country". 3 March 2017.
↑ "New daytime programmes and presenters for GB News Radio". RadioToday. 31 August 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
↑ Wilkes, Neil (15 September 2022). "GB News confirms all-day coverage for The Queen's funeral". Media Mole. Retrieved 11 October 2022.

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[1] "Mark Longhurst - Biography and Images". TV Newsroom. 27 November 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2023.

[2] "Mark Longhurst leaves Sky News in cost-saving restructure". The Guardian . 19 August 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.

[3] "Mark Longhurst to join ITV News West Country". 3 March 2017.

[4] "New daytime programmes and presenters for GB News Radio". RadioToday. 31 August 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2023.

[5] Wilkes, Neil (15 September 2022). "GB News confirms all-day coverage for The Queen's funeral". Media Mole. Retrieved 11 October 2022.

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