TV presenter Dermot Murnaghan has died at the age of 68

TV presenter Dermot Murnaghan has died a year after revealing he was diagnosed with stage four prostate cancer.

The former BBC, ITV and Sky News journalist was 68.

Presented on British TV news for over five decades, presenting major programs including the ITV Evening News and BBC News at Six and Ten.

Murnaghan was the main presenter of BBC Breakfast from September 2002 to December 2007 and also hosted the quiz show Eggheads.

He revealed that he was diagnosed with stage four prostate cancer last summer, that he was “responding positively” to treatment and was “feeling good”.

He was an outspoken advocate for men to be screened for prostate cancer.

“Needless to say, my message to all men over 50, in high-risk groups or showing symptoms is to get yourself checked and to campaign for regular prostate screening on the NHS,” he said.

“Early detection is very important. And keep in mind, this disease can sometimes develop quickly without any obvious symptoms.”

Murnaghan began his career at Channel 4 News before going on to front ITV shows including The Big Story and News at 10 from 1993 to 1997, and the channel’s Evening News and Evening News from 1999 to 2001.

He moved to the BBC in 2002 to host BBC Breakfast, the Six O’Clock News and the Ten O’Clock News.

He went on to present eggs for 11 years from 2003, and was one of the faces of Sky News from 2007 to 2023.

Murnaghan has hosted Crimes That Shook Britain for Channel 5 and Deadly Britain for Crime + Investigation UK.

He later launched the Podcast of News, where he spoke with other seasoned reporters and journalists about the top stories they covered.