Lorna Dunkley (born 23 February 1972 in

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) is an English newsreader, television presenter and journalist. Until July 2016, she was a

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for ''

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'',

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's 24-hour television news network and hosted the weekend afternoon slot at 2-5pm. She joined the

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, and regularly presents the news on

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. She lives in Australia.

Early years

Dunkley was born in

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, and when she was six months old her family moved to

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where she grew up.

Education

Dunkley undertook part-time school work with both BBC Radio Cornwall and Pirate FM 102. She graduated in Communication Studies from the

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(now the

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) and completed a post-graduate course in Broadcast Journalism at University College Falmouth.

Life and career

Dunkley undertook researcher work with ITV Westcountry in

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. She then became a reporter, covering stories including the Devon road protests and the environmentalist Swampy’s eight-day-long underground protest. She then fronted '' Westcountry Live'' from 2000. After going freelance, Dunkley joined ''Sky News'' in 2002, and after a period as a reporter presented Sky News Sunrise, Live at Five,

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and

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, mostly at weekends. She moved from ''Sky News Sunrise'' to the weekend presenting line-up, joining Steve Dixon, Mark Longhurst and Chris Roberts. Dunkley left Sky News in July 2016, after a round of job cuts. In August 2018, Lorna joined the

, and regularly presents the news on

in Australia.

Recognition

Dunkley was named the BT ''Young Journalist of the Year'' in 1996, and attended a

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reception as a Young Achiever in Business in 1998.

Personal life

Dunkley has two sisters. She and her husband Brad lived in west

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with their two sons James and Ollie before moving to Australia.

References

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