Lorna Dunkley
Lorna Dunkley | |
|---|---|
| Born | 23 February 1972 |
| Occupation | News presenter |
| Awards | BT Young Journalist of the Year |
Lorna Dunkley (born 23 February 1972 in Cirencester)[1] is an English newsreader, television presenter and journalist. Until July 2016, she was a news anchor for Sky News, Sky's 24-hour television news network and hosted the weekend afternoon slot at 2-5pm. She joined the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, and regularly presents the news on ABC News. She lives in Australia.
Early years
[edit]Dunkley was born in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, and when she was six months old her family moved to Cornwall where she grew up.[2]
Education
[edit]Dunkley undertook part-time school work with both BBC Radio Cornwall and Pirate FM 102. She graduated in Communication Studies from the University of Glamorgan (now the University of South Wales) and completed a post-graduate course in Broadcast Journalism at University College Falmouth.[citation needed]
Life and career
[edit]Dunkley undertook researcher work with ITV Westcountry in Plymouth.[3] She then became a reporter, covering stories including the Devon road protests and the environmentalist Swampy’s eight-day-long underground protest. She then fronted Westcountry Live[4] from 2000.
After going freelance, Dunkley joined Sky News in 2002, and after a period as a reporter presented Sky News Sunrise, Live at Five, Sky News Today and Sky News at Ten, mostly at weekends. She moved from Sky News Sunrise to the weekend presenting line-up, joining Steve Dixon, Mark Longhurst and Chris Roberts.[5] Dunkley left Sky News in July 2016, after a round of job cuts.[6]
In August 2018, Lorna joined the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, and regularly presents the news on ABC News in Australia.
Recognition
[edit]Dunkley was named the BT Young Journalist of the Year in 1996, and attended a Buckingham Palace reception as a Young Achiever in Business in 1998.[7]
Personal life
[edit]Dunkley has two sisters.[2] She and her husband Brad lived in west London[7] with their two sons James and Ollie before moving to Australia.[2]
References
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- ^ Lorna Dunkley [@LornyDunkley] (23 February 2013). "Thanks for Birthday messages. Being 41 really isn't very exciting, but will eat cake regardless. #thanks" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ a b c "Lorna Dunkley: Sky Presenter & Cornish Local". Cornwall Life. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
- ^ "Q&A with Lorna Dunkley". TV Newsroom. Retrieved 25 August 2008.
- ^ "Lorna Dunkley". TV Ark. Archived from the original on 23 July 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2008.
- ^ "Lorna Dunkley". Sky News. Archived from the original on 16 September 2008. Retrieved 25 August 2008.
- ^ "Andrew Wilson and other Sky News anchors leave ship". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
- ^ a b "Lorna Dunkley: Biography and Images". TV Newsroom. Retrieved 17 January 2015.