After Dinner SpeakersKrishnan Guru-Murthy is a Channel 4 News Presenter, Conference Presenter and Awards Host.
Krishnan is the main anchor of Channel 4 News. He presents the channel’s flagship evening news at 7pm and the midday summary.
He also presents for the foreign affairs series Unreported World on Channel 4, reporting on stories from around the world, hosting live debates for Channel 4 during elections, referendums and major crises.
Furthermore, he also presents the Channel 4 News podcast Ways to Change the World.
In Autumn 2023, he anchored from the somewhat glitzier location of the Strictly ballroom, coming in 8th place in Series 21 of BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing.
He was named Network Presenter of the Year at the Royal Television Society Journalism Awards 2022.
Since joining Channel 4 News in 1998, Krishnan has reported on major events, from the Omagh bombing to the 911 attacks, the Arab Spring, and the Ukraine War.
He regularly anchors ‘on location’ and has reported on conflicts in Syria, Yemen, Iraq, Afghanistan, the Gaza Strip, and Ukraine, as well as many natural disasters and elections worldwide.
He’s been a key figure on Channel 4 through eight general elections and two referendums, anchoring special coverage. He is known for his penetrating interviews of public figures and for presenting a host of special live television debates, such as:
- Ask the Chancellor
- Britain’s Next PM: The Conservative Debate in 2022.
Krishnan started in journalism at 18, presenting the BBC2 youth discussion programme Open to Question before reading Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at Hertford College, Oxford.
He went on to present Newsround, then was a Newsnight reporter before helping launch the BBC News channel.
He had a Sunday morning radio show on LBC and occasionally presents for BBC Radio 5 Live.
Krishnan has appeared on a range of entertainment programmes, such as:
- Eight out of Ten Cats
- Have I Got News for You
- Beat The Chasers
- Michael McIntyre’s The Wheel
- Richard Hammond’s Brain Reaction
- Stand Up To Cancer’s Celebrity Great British Bake Off
Furthermore, he commentated for Channel 4’s coverage of the 2014 Sochi Winter Paralympics opening ceremony.
Krishnan Guru-Murthy is an experienced after-dinner speaker, conference host and facilitator.
