Richard Mackney is an English journalist and broadcaster, probably best known as a reporter on ITV breakfast show,

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Background

Mackney was born in April 1971 in

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, Hampshire. He was educated at De La Salle College in Jersey, St Boniface's College in Plymouth, and studied law at the

University of Birmingham The University of Birmingham (informally Birmingham University) is a Public university, public research university in Birmingham, England. It received its royal charter in 1900 as a successor to Queen's College, Birmingham (founded in 1825 as ...

Career

Richard Mackney began his broadcasting career in 1996 in Bristol as a video-journalist and presenter at 24-hour cable news station, Channel One Television, which was owned by

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. A year later he joined BBC South in Southampton as a reporter and presenter. In 1998 he became a correspondent for ITV breakfast show,

, specialising in the ‘lighter’ news stories of the day. He went freelance in 2000 and continued to make occasional appearances on

as well as presenting ''Gagging For It'', a comedy ‘gong’ show on

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, and a weekly movies show on

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. Along with

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and

Keith Duffy Keith Peter Thomas Francis Julian John Duffy (born 1 October 1974) is an Irish singer, actor, radio and television presenter and drummer who began his professional music career as part of Irish boy band Boyzone alongside Ronan Keating, Mik ...

, Mackney was a reporter on ITV1’s short-lived celebrity news show, ''Celebrity!'', hosted by

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and

Penny Smith Penelope Jane Smith (born 21 September 1958) is an English author, television presenter, newsreader and radio presenter. She has presented for Sky News, GMTV, Classic FM, BBC Radio London, Talkradio and Magic Classical. Early life and edu ...

, and in 2003 became the roving reporter on

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’s live, weekly celebrity stock exchange show,

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, presented by

Paddy O'Connell Guy Patrick "Paddy" O'Connell (born 11 March 1966, in Guildford, Surrey) is an English television and radio presenter. He presents BBC Radio 4's '' Broadcasting House'' programme and '' Newsnight''. He is also an occasional presenter of the '' ...

. In 2004 he became an entertainment reporter for

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, covering UK movie premieres and, in 2005, was a regular stand-in presenter on London’s LBC 97.3, filling in for

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and

Iain Lee Iain Lee (born Iain Lee Rougvie; 9 June 1973) is an English former broadcaster, writer, and television presenter and stand-up comedian who hosts the phone-in talk show ''The Late Night Alternative'' on "pay to view" Patreon. Lee's career began ...

, among others. He helped launch edfest.tv, an online TV channel covering the

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, and, in 2008, co-presented a weekly, Saturday morning breakfast show on LBC. In 2010 he appeared on

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on ITV1 as part of Penny Smith’s team and, in 2011, provided the voice-over for Saturday morning BBC show,

Dick and Dom's Funny Business ''Dick and Dom's Funny Business'' is a British comedy television series for children, hosted by comic presenting duo Richard McCourt and Dominic Wood (Dick and Dom). The series was broadcast in a Saturday morning slot on BBC Two and simulcast o ...

. Mackney now mainly works as a freelance writer and producer. He is the co-author of Get A Life: His & Hers Survival Guide To IVF''', published by

Orion Publishing Group Orion Publishing Group Ltd. is a UK-based book publisher. It was founded in 1991 and acquired Weidenfeld & Nicolson the following year. The group has published numerous bestselling books by notable authors including Ian Rankin, Michael Connell ...

in 2015.

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