Broadcasting figures gathered at St Bride’s Church in the City of London on Thursday for Dermot Murnaghan’s memorial service.
Good Morning Britain presenter Susanna Reid and Sky News journalists Beth Rigby and Mark Austin were among the congregation.
The veteran broadcaster died aged 68 on 11 July following an illness with prostate cancer, having first announced a stage four diagnosis in 2025.
Best known for a 15-year tenure as a lead anchor on Sky News, the former Eggheads host also presented news bulletins for the BBC, ITV and Channel 4 over the course of his decades-long career.
Many of Murnaghan’s former colleagues were in attendance at the service, including Sky’s political editor Rigby, alongside news presenters Austin, Matt Barbet and Anna Jones.
Sky Sports presenter Jacquie Beltrao was also present at the service, together with Times Radio presenter and former Sky News broadcaster Adam Boulton.
Following his death, Reid shared a selfie with Murnaghan on Instagram, calling it "utterly devastating news" as she remembered the "legendary news journalist and presenter".
She recalled the “sheer pleasure of presenting with Dermot at BBC Breakfast”, and wrote: “Dermot was a serious journalist who never took himself too seriously.
“He was intelligent and charming and viewers and guests loved him.”
Rigby said she was “deeply saddened” by the death of Murnaghan, whom she worked with during coverage of the 2019 general election on Sky.
Murnaghan announced his “incurable but it’s not untreatable” prostate cancer diagnosis last year and became a vocal advocate and campaigner in raising awareness of the disease.
Speaking on BBC Breakfast last November, he urged men in high-risk groups to get themselves checked for prostate cancer, as he admitted he delayed getting tested “because I felt fine”.
A spokesperson for Prostate Cancer UK said the charity was “heartbroken” by his death, adding: “He was a passionate and dedicated supporter of our charity, and his work had a huge impact on the hundreds of thousands of men affected by prostate cancer across the country.”
Murnaghan started his presenting career in 1989, hosting Channel 4’s breakfast programme and its business segments before becoming one of its lead presenters.
At ITV he hosted the Lunchtime News and News at Ten, and led the coverage of the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, in 1997.
The award-winning journalist was a main presenter of BBC Breakfast from 2002 until 2007 and presented his own show discussing politics and current affairs for Sky News.
He left Sky – where he covered the death of Queen Elizabeth II – in 2023.
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