Sky News presenters and editorial staff
Sky News has over 50 staff who appear on camera in presenter, editor and correspondent roles.[1]
Presenters
Main Programme Presenters
| Name | Role | Programme(s) | On Air | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sophy Ridge | Lead Politics Presenter | Mornings with Ridge and Frost | Monday-Thursday 07:00-10:00 | Westminster |
| Wilfred Frost | Lead Presenter | Mornings with Ridge and Frost | Monday-Thursday 07:00-10:00 | |
| Anna Jones | Presenter | Mornings with Jones and Melbourne | Friday-Saturday 06:00-10:00; Sunday 06:00-08:30 | |
| Kamali Melbourne | Presenter | Mornings with Jones and Melbourne | Friday-Saturday 06:00-10:00; Sunday 06:00-08:30 | |
| Sir Trevor Phillips | Presenter | Sunday Morning with Trevor Phillips | Sunday 08:30-10:00 | |
| Gareth Barlow | Presenter | Mornings; Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow | Monday-Thursday 06:00-07:00; 10:00-13:00 | Osterley |
| Jayne Secker | Presenter | Sky News Today with Jayne Secker | Monday-Thursday 13:00-17:00 | |
| Samantha Washington | Presenter | Sky News Today with Samantha Washington | Friday-Saturday 10:00-14:00 | |
| Matt Barbet | Presenter | Sky News Today with Matt Barbet | Friday-Saturday 14:00-17:00; Sunday 10:00-17:00 | |
| Mark Austin | Chief Presenter | The News Hour with Mark Austin | Monday-Thursday 17:00-19:00 | |
| Jonathan Samuels | Presenter | The News Hour with Jonathan Samuels; Sky News | Friday-Sunday 17:00-20:00 | |
| Cathy Newman | Presenter | Politics Hub | Monday-Thursday 19:00-20:00 | Westminster |
| Sarah Jane Mee | Lead UK News Presenter | The UK Tonight with Sarah-Jane Mee | Monday-Thursday 20:00-21:00 | Osterley |
| Yalda Hakim | Lead World News Presenter | The World with Yalda Hakim | Monday-Thursday 21:00-22:00 | Westminster |
| Anna Botting | Chief Presenter | The Wrap with Anna Botting | Monday-Thursday 22:00-00:00 | Osterley |
| Gillian Joseph | Presenter | Sky News; The Wrap with Gillian Joseph | Friday-Sunday 20:00-00:00 |
Overnight and Relief presenters
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Leah Boleto | Presenter |
| Anila Dhami | Overnight Presenter |
| Saima Mohsin | Presenter |
| Sam Naz | Overnight Presenter |
| Simon Pusey | Overnight Presenter |
| Nick Quraishi | Overnight Presenter |
| Barbara Serra | Relief Presenter |
Editors & Correspondents
Editors
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Beth Rigby | Political Editor |
| Sam Coates | Deputy Political Editor |
| Mark Kleinman | City Editor |
| Ed Conway | Economics and Data Editor |
| Jason Farrell | Home Editor |
| Dominic Waghorn | International Affairs Editor |
| Deborah Haynes | Security and Defence Editor |
| Tom Clarke | Science and Technology Editor |
Correspondents
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Jon Craig | Chief Political Correspondent |
| Nick Martin | People & Politics Correspondent |
| Rob Powell | Political Correspondent |
| Ali Fortescue | |
| Mhari Aurora | |
| Serena Barker-Singh | |
| Amanda Akass | |
| Katie Spencer | Arts & Entertainment Correspondent |
| Paul Kelso | Business & Economics Correspondent |
| Gurpreet Narwan | |
| Lisa Holland | Communities Correspondent |
| Martin Brunt | Crime Correspondent |
| Tom Cheshire | Data and Forensics Correspondent |
| Ashish Joshi | Health Correspondent |
| Rhiannon Mills | Royal Correspondent |
| Laura Bundock | |
| Becky Johnson | Social Affairs Correspondent |
| Thomas Moore | Science Correspondent |
| Jacquie Beltrao | Sports Correspondent |
| Rob Harris | |
| Michael Clarke | Military Analyst |
| Sean Bell | |
| Kirsty McCabe | Meteorologist |
| Stuart Ramsay | Chief Correspondent |
| Alex Crawford | Special Correspondent |
| Yousra Elbagir | Africa Correspondent (Johannesburg) |
| Helen-Ann Smith | Asia Correspondent (Beijing) |
| Cordelia Lynch | Asia Correspondent |
| Siobhan Robbins | Europe Correspondent (Berlin) |
| Alistair Bunkall | Europe Correspondent (Brussels) |
| Adam Parsons | Middle East Correspondent (Jerusalem) |
| Neville Lazarus | India Reporter (New Delhi) |
| Ivor Bennett | Moscow Correspondent |
| Martha Kelner | US Correspondent (Los Angeles) |
| James Matthews | US Correspondent (Washington) |
| Mark Stone | |
| Diana Magnay | International Correspondent |
| John Sparks | |
| Alex Rossi | |
| Tom Parmenter | National Correspondent |
| David Blevins | Senior Ireland Correspondent (Currently on assignment in Washington) |
| Stephen Murphy | Ireland Correspondent (Dublin) |
| Lisa Dowd | Midlands Correspondent |
| Shamaan Freeman-Powell | |
| Greg Milam | Chief North of England Correspondent |
| Frazer Maude | North of England Correspondent |
| Shingi Mararike | |
| Katerina Vittozzi | |
| Connor Gillies | Scotland Correspondent (Edinburgh) |
| Dan Whitehead | West of England and Wales Correspondent |
| Adele Robinson | News Correspondent |
| Sadiya Chowdhury | |
| Rachael Venables | |
| Becky Cotterill | |
| Alice Porter | |
| Emma Birchley | |
| Mollie Malone | Home News Correspondent |
Former presenters, editors and correspondents
- Lisa Aziz (later with LBC News)
- Faye Barker (now with ITN)
- Adam Boulton
- Enda Brady
- Colin Brazier (later with LBC) Colin's last show on LBC was on 31 August 2023 with Colin deciding to completely give up journalism.
- Ginny Buckley
- Lukwesa Burak (now with BBC News)
- Kay Burley On 5 February 2025, the 36th anniversary of the first Sky News broadcast and her first day with the network, Burley announced her retirement. Her announcement came during that morning's broadcast of Breakfast with Kay Burley which would be her final broadcast.
- Stephanie Callister
- David Chater
- Michelle Clifford
- Marverine Cole
- Stephen Cole (moved to CGTN in 2019 and retired from broadcast television in 2022)
- Liam Creagh
- Vivien Creegor
- Dharshini David
- Jason de la Pena
- Stephen Dixon (now with GB News)[2]
- Rona Dougall (now with STV)
- Lorna Dunkley (Joined ABC News (Australia) in 2017)
- 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)
- Steve Hargrave
- Charlotte Hawkins (now on Good Morning Britain on ITV)
- Sarah Hewson (now with TalkTV)
- Nicola Hill
- Eamonn Holmes (Now on GB News, Weekday Breakfast)
- Alexandra Hill (now at ITN)
- Faisal Islam (joined BBC News in 2019)[3]
- Jannat Jalil (now with BBC News)
- Sangeeta Kandola (now at ITN)
- Phil Lavelle (now with CCTV America)
- Graeme Le Saux
- Kimberley Leonard Left 26th August 2023.[4]
- Mark Longhurst (later with GB News)
- Emily Maitlis (Presenter of The News Agents since 2022)
- Tim Marshall
- Kate McCann (now with Times Radio[5])
- Simon McCoy
- Dermot Murnaghan Left 23 February 2023, after 16 years on Sky News. The last Tonight News with Dermot was broadcast on 28 February 2023.
- Denise Nurse
- Glen Oglaza
- Kevin Owen (later with RT)
- Martin Popplewell
- Jeff Randall
- Samantha Simmonds (now with BBC World News)
- Matt Smith
- Penny Smith
- Peter Spencer (retired)
- Martin Stanford (later at LBC News)
- Jeremy Thompson (retired 2016)
- Claudia-Liza Vanderpuije (now with 5 News)
- Hannah Vaughan Jones (later with CNN International)
- Lucy Verasamy (now with ITV Weather)
- Isabel Webster (later with GB News)
- Holly Williams (now at CBS News)
- Andrew Wilson
- Francis Wilson
- Michael Wilson
References
- ^ "Sky News people". Sky UK. 10 October 2025. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
- ^ "GB News in-depth briefing and latest: Sky's Stephen Dixon latest signing". Press Gazette. 23 November 2021. Archived from the original on 11 June 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
- ^ "Faisal Islam appointed as the new Economics Editor for BBC News". BBC Press Office. 6 November 2018. Archived from the original on 9 May 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- ^ "Kimberley Leonard X post". X. Archived from the original on 3 October 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ "Kate Mcann X Post". X.