Mark Longhurst

Mark Longhurst is a British news presenter for ITV News West Country. Until August 2016, he was a presenter at Sky News, where he presented the channel's evening news programmes from Friday to Sunday. Before joining Sky, he was a presenter for TV-am, Independent Television News, BBC One's South Today programme and for BBC World.

Longhurst was educated at Reigate Grammar School and then Midhurst Grammar School, a state 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.

Longhurst's broadcasting career spans over three 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.

He joined Sky News in 1997, initially as their 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.

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