The Early Rundown (Sky News)

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The Early Rundown
GenreBreakfast television programme
Presented byNiall Paterson (Monday-Thursday)
Opening themeSky News theme
Country of originUnited Kingdom
(Broadcast internationally)
Original languageEnglish
Production
Production locationsStudio 21, Sky Central
Osterley, London
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time120 minutes
Release
Original networkSky News
Picture format1080i (HDTV)
Original release14 October 2019 (2019-10-14) –
present
External links
Sky News

The Early Rundown is a British Breakfast programme that is broadcast on Sky News every weekday from 5-7 am. The show rounds-up the latest news that has broken overnight, and also offers an insight as to what lies ahead.[1]

Niall Paterson is the main presenter, hosting most Monday to Thursday programmes.

Overview[]

The show from launch was hosted by Niall Paterson from Monday-Thursday with Gamal Fahnbulleh hosting on Fridays.[2] Stephen Dixon later took over hosting the Friday programmes in September 2020.[3]

From December 2020 until March 2021 Stephen Dixon hosted the programme Monday to Thursday as Niall Paterson was covering the main breakfast slot from 7 am–10 am. Friday editions during this time were generally hosted by Kimberley Leonard or Nick Quraishi. From March 2021 to June 2021, Dixon also departed the programme as he began a stint covering the main breakfast slot from 7 am–10 am. There was no set presenter during this period until Niall Paterson and Stephen Dixon both returned to their respective presenting duties on the programme in June 2021.

The show aired for the first time on Monday, 14 October 2019, presented by Paterson with Kirsty McCabe presenting the first weather bulletin.

Current presenters[]

Presenter Role
Niall Paterson Monday-Thursday Presenter
Gillian Joseph Relief Presenter
Kimberley Leonard
Nick Quraishi
Vanessa Baffoe

References[]

  1. ^ Mayhew, Freddy (23 September 2019). "Sky News announces new morning slate as Kay Burley moves to breakfast show". Press Gazette. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Sky News unveils new programme schedule". Sky Corporate. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  3. ^ Dixon, Stephen [@skystephen] (2 September 2020). "Every Friday moving forward I will be presenting the Early Rundown, 0600-0700, just so you know..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
Preceded by Sky News weekday schedule
06:00–07:00 		Succeeded by
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