Sky News Breakfast (previously Kay Burley @ Breakfast) is a British breakfast television programme that airs Monday to Friday from 6-10 am on Sky News. The show launched on Monday, 14 October 2019 as part of a replacement for long-running breakfast show Sunrise, which also includes The Early Rundown.
Kay Burley | |
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Also known as | Sky News Breakfast |
Genre | Breakfast television programme |
Presented by | vacant (Mon–Thu; 2019-2025) Anna Jones (Fri) |
Country of origin | United Kingdom (Broadcast internationally) |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Production locations | Four Millbank, Westminster |
Camera setup | Multi-camera |
Running time | 240 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | Sky News |
Release | 14 October 2019 present | –
Related | |
The Early Rundown |
The show is presented from Sky's Westminster studios at Four Millbank.[1]
History
editSky News announced on 23 September 2019 that they were introducing a new breakfast show to replace Sunrise, called Kay Burley @ Breakfast.[2][1]
The show initially ran Monday to Thursday only and from 7-9 am live from Sky News's Westminster studios at Four Millbank, and unlike Sunrise, was hosted solely by Burley, with no separate news or sports anchors.
The show first aired on 14 October 2019, with Burley presenting from Abingdon Green in Westminster, with the weather being presented from Studio 21 at Osterley by Kirsty McCabe.
In September 2020, the show was renamed Kay Burley, being presented by Burley from Monday to Friday from a revamped Westminster set.
On 10 December 2020, Burley stepped back from presenting the show for six months, as a result of breaching London's tier 2 coronavirus restrictions.[3] The Kay Burley breakfast show format remains in place but was branded as Sky News Breakfast on programme guides. However the show continued to be broadcast from Sky News's Westminster studios and retained the same format and running order.
Niall Paterson hosted the programme Monday to Thursday from December 2020 until March 2021, with Stephen Dixon covering Paterson's role on The Early Rundown. The pair switched duties as of April 2021 with Dixon hosting in Burley's absence.
As of June 2021, the Kay Burley branding reappeared following Burley's return to the channel.[4]
From early January 2021 until June 2021, Gillian Joseph regularly hosted the programme on Fridays.
In January 2024 the show was given a new look, with Burley continuing as main presenter, but joined by presenters Gareth Barlow, Wilfred Frost and political correspondent Mhari Aurora. The show was increased by one hour to start at 6 am, however Burley continued presenting between 7-10am.[5]
On 5 February 2025, Burley announced her retirement 36 years, to the day, after her first day with Sky News. That morning's broadcast would be her final.[6] The following day the programme returned to the generic Sky News Breakfast branding with relief presenter, Wilfred Frost. Frost is expected to fill-in as presenter until a permanent replacement is announced.[citation needed]
On-Air Team
editCurrent presenters
editPresenter | Role |
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vacant | Main Presenter, Monday-Thursday |
Anna Jones | Main Presenter, Friday |
Gareth Barlow | Second Presenter, Monday-Friday |
Jacqui Beltrao | Sports Presenter, Friday |
Leah Boleto | Relief Presenter |
Wilfred Frost | |
Jayne Secker |
References
edit- ^ a b "Sky News unveils new programme schedule". Sky Corporate. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ Mayhew, Freddy (23 September 2019). "Sky News announces new morning slate as Kay Burley moves to breakfast show". Press Gazette. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ Bland, Archie (10 December 2020). "Kay Burley off air at Sky News for six months over Covid rule breach". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
- ^ "Kay Burley returns to Sky News after six-month Covid breach absence". BBC News. 7 June 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ "Sky News Breakfast show: All you need to know about new look and earlier start time". news.sky.com. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ^ "Kay Burley retires from Sky News after 36 years". news.sky.com. Retrieved 10 February 2025.