Dermot Murnaghan dealt in affability, reliability and authority – not ego

The TV presenter – who has died aged 68 – worked for the BBC, ITN and Channel 4 and announced the death of Diana, Princess of Wales TV presenter Dermot Murnaghan dies of prostate cancer, aged 68 A successful television presenter requires some combination of dependability, affability, ego and ambition. Dermot Murnaghan – who has died aged 68 , after revealing a diagnosis of late-stage prostate cancer on screen last year – had some of the higher scores in the business on the first two metrics but among the lower on the others. The reliability made him one of the few to have anchored news slots o

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