![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/inside-the-life-of-channel-4-news-anchor-strictly-star-krishnan-guru-murthy/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/CH-2-SUN-EXPLAINED3.jpg&description=HE'S BIG NEWS Published : 10:36, 7 Aug 2023 Updated : 10:37, 7 Aug 2023 KRISHNAN Guru-Murthy is one of the UK's leading broadcasters, thanks to his long-standing career as a news anchor for Channel 4. Known for his hard-hitting interviews, the TV star is now swapping the news desk for the Strictly dancefloor . 1 Krishnan Guru-Murthy is a legendary broadcaster and journalist Credit: 2023 PA Media, All Rights Reserved Who is Krishnan Guru-Murthy? Krishnan Guru-Murthy is famous for being a journalist and newsreader. He was born in Liverpool on April 5, 1970. The intelligent TV personality read philosophy, politics and economics at Oxford University. While still a student he presented BBC2's Asian current affairs programmes East and Network East before moving on to Newsround which he presented from 1991 to 1994. Krishnan continued at the BBC, moving over to Newsnight before going on to present at BBC World. While there he covered the 1997 general election as well as the funeral of Princess Diana. In 1998 he moved over to Channel 4 News where he is perhaps most recognised. He is the second longest serving presenter after his colleague Jon Snow . Who has Krishnan Guru-Murthy interviewed? The journalist interviewed Boris Johnson when he was Prime Minister in June 2022. Krishnan's most famous interview was with Robert Downey Junior who was promoting Avengers: Age of Ultron in 2015. When Krishnan veered on to the topic of the actor's personal life and particularly his past substance abuse, Downey became visibly agitated before getting up and walking out declaring: "It's getting a little Diane Sawyer in here, and you're a bit of a schmuck". The interview has since been watched over 12 million times on YouTube. Second to the iconic Robert Downey Junior incident is the journalist's interview with filmmaker Quentin Tarantino in 2013. Again the director - who was promoting Django Unchained - didn't take too well to Guru-Murthy's questioning. He had asked Tarantino about the link){kind=link}
KRISHNAN Guru-Murthy is one of the UK’s leading broadcasters, thanks to his long-standing career as a news anchor for Channel 4.
Known for his hard-hitting interviews, the TV star is now swapping the news desk for the Strictly dancefloor.
Krishnan Guru-Murthy is famous for being a journalist and newsreader.
He was born in Liverpool on April 5, 1970.
The intelligent TV personality read philosophy, politics and economics at Oxford University.