Eamonn Holmes
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When GMTV began in 1993, it was Holmes' words of ''"A new day, a new year, a new television station. You are waking up to GMTV"'' that got the ball rolling. | When GMTV began in 1993, it was Holmes' words of ''"A new day, a new year, a new television station. You are waking up to GMTV"'' that got the ball rolling. | ||
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Revision as of 17:46, 9 August 2006
Biography
Belfast-born Holmes trained as a journalist with Ulster Television, getting his first major break when he took over from Gloria Hunniford as host of Good Evening Ulster at the age of 21, making him the UK's youngest-ever regional news anchor.
Early jobs on the mainland included the behind-the-scenes/TV discussion shows Open Air and TV Weekly, as well as Pot Black Timefame, before he took up residence on the GMTV sofa. Since then, he's sprung up all over the place (though - apart from that sofa - he's mostly worked for the BBC). Outside his game show credits, his other shows have included How Do They Do That?, The National Lottery Live and Sporting Greats. He also presents a weekend show on Radio Five Live and made a high-profile defection from GMTV to Sky News.
Recently he and partner Ruth Langsford (sometime presenter of *clenches teeth* The Answer Lies in the Soil) have been presenting This Morning when Phil 'n' Fern aren't on hand.
Trivia
When GMTV began in 1993, it was Holmes' words of "A new day, a new year, a new television station. You are waking up to GMTV" that got the ball rolling.
Books / CDs
This Is My Life: The Autobiography (hardback) | paperback | compact disc
