| Lorna Dunkley | |
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| Born | Cornwall |
| Occupation | Sky News presenter |
| Spouse | Brad Higgins (m. 2000-present) |
| Awards | BT Young Journalist of the Year |
Lorna Dunkley (born Bodmin, Cornwall) is a British television news presenter, currently with Sky News. She presents the two-hour Weekend Lunchtime strand on Saturdays and Sundays at 12pm - 2pm, as well as presenting Afternoon Live every Monday from 2pm - 5pm & she now presents News, Sport & Weather on a Tuesday evening between 8pm - 10pm.
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Dunkley was born in Bodmin and grew up in Cornwall. She undertook part-time school work with both BBC Radio Cornwall and Pirate FM 102. She graduated in Communication Studies from the University of Glamorgan and completed a post-graduate course in Broadcast Journalism at University College Falmouth.
She married Brad Higgins in Bodmin in 2000.[1] He is Director of Programmes at the Sky-owned horse racing channel At the Races, in her youth she played Rugby Union for Bodmin ladies, but now enjoys skiing and playing the piano. The couple live in west London.[2]
She 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 became a presenter in 2000, fronting Westcountry Live.[4]
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 further strengthen the weekend presenting line up, joining Steve Dixon, Mark Longhurst and Chris Roberts.[5]
Dunkley was named the BT West Young Journalist of the Year in 1997, an attended a Buckingham Palace reception for young achievers in 1998.
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