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Piers Morgan Biography

Piers Morgan - Awards host, conference and keynote speaker
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Piers Morgan is a very well known keynote speaker, presenter and awards host.  Piers is former editor of British tabloid newspapers the News of the World (1994–1995) and the Daily Mirror (1995–2004), and is now a familiar face on television.  On the corporate circuit, he delivers keynote speeches, facilitates conferences and presents awards.

Piers Morgan as Newspaper Editor

Piers was de facto editor of The Sun's show business column, Bizarre, under the editorship of Kelvin MacKenzie. In 1994, aged 28, he was appointed editor of the News of the World by Rupert Murdoch, becoming the youngest national newspaper editor in more than half a century.

Career in Television

Piers' career has diversified in recent years into television and is now a well known face both sides of the Atlantic.  He is best known as judge or contestant in reality television programmes. In the UK, he is a judge on Britain's Got Talent alongside Amanda Holden and Simon Cowell and is also a judge on the American version, America's Got Talent with Brandy and David Hasselhoff on NBC.  

Piers presented a three part television documentary series for the BBC titled The Importance of Being Famous, about fame and the manner in which celebrities are covered by modern media, as well as presenting You Can't Fire Me, I'm Famous on BBC One.

He also appeared as a celebrity contestant on Comic Relief Does The Apprentice to raise money for Comic Relief and was the winner of the US celebrity version of The Apprentice.

In 2010 Piers also presented Piers Morgan's Life Stories on ITV, interviewing numerous guests from Bruce Forsyth to Geri Halliwell. He presented a series of Piers Morgan On... featuring destinations from Monte Carlo to Hollywood, and also appeared on BBC1's Question Time.

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Outside of appearing and speaking at live corporate and private events Piers Morgan has a number of retail products available that can be purchased through Speakers Corner. For upcoming new book and product launches related to Piers Morgan then please contact one of the Speakers Corner booking agents on +44 (0) 208 365 3200 or email info@speakerscorner.co.uk

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Camilla Dallerup Joins Boris Johnson to Launch Big Dance 2010
5th July 2010Big Dance 2010 kicked off on Saturday with a bang! The series of ongoing events from 3-11th July was launched by Boris Johnson at the London Palladium who proclaimed “Get down on it and strut your funky stuff!”
Will Piers Morgan Replace Larry King in the US?
15th June 2010Reports suggest that presenter and keynote speaker Piers Morgan may be very close to signing a deal to replace Larry King on CNN’s nightly interview show.
See Joanna Lumley's 'In the Land of the Northern Lights' nominated for a National Television Award
13th January 2010Joanna Lumley's film 'In the Land of the Northern Lights' could hardly be repeated on a better day than today with snow falling yet again around Britain. Brought up in the tropics, Joanna dreamt of snow and the film follows her ambition to see the Northern Lights. The film has been nominated for a National Television Award and the results will be announced by Dermot O'Leary on 20th January on ITV1
Piers Morgan to present ITV talk show
2nd June 2008Former tabloid editor turned talent show judge Piers Morgan has signed a two-year deal with ITV that will see him host an entertainment talk show.
Entertainment & Arts Review of 2008
30th December 2008A year of reality shows, great paintings and controversy - it all happened in the world of arts, television and radio in 2008. Here are some of the years highlights....
Newsreaders help raise record sum for Children in Need
16th November 2008Some of the BBC's best known newsreaders performed a medley of ABBA songs to help raise a record 21 million pounds for Children in Need.
Children's BAFTA Nominations Announced
7th November 2008Nominations are out for this year's EA British Academy Children's Awards. The event celebrates excellence in children's film, television and video games.
Radio Presenters & Interviewers are More Popular than Ever
5th August 2010There has been a big boost in radio listeners over the past few months and interviewing and hosting skills make radio presenters such as Evan Davies and Sarah Montague some of the best conference facilitators around.
Terry Wogan confirms that Chris Evans will replace him as Radio 2 Breakfast host
7th September 2009Sir Terry, 71, told listeners of the long-running Wake Up to Wogan that he would be stepping down at the end of the year.Chris Evans is due to take over the BBC Radio 2 breakfast show slot. However, Sir Terry will not be quitting the airwaves altogether as he has an exciting new show lined up. The DJ said this was the hardest decision he has ever had to make in his broadcasting career. Wake up to Wogan has an army of fans, 8 million of whom tune in on a daily basis to hear his idiosyncratic musings.
Parkinson's last stand
26th November 2007The TV veteran handpicked the final lineup himself, which included David Beckham, Sir Michael Caine, Dame Judi Dench, Billy Connolly, Peter Kay, Dame Edna Everage.

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