Happy Birthday Sky News… here’s 9 things we love about you

Kay Burley, Adam Boulton and his rage, Snoop Dogg…

05/02/13 13,782 Views 30 Comments

SKY NEWS TURNS 24 years old today.

Here’s the news channel’s first promo back in 1989, featuring all the original presenters:

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And here are just 9 of the reasons why we love Sky News…

1. Your onscreen ticker

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2. Eamon Holmes

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3. The time Charlotte Hawkins got trapped in her dressing room and Eamon Holmes told everyone

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4. Kay Burley’s gaffes

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5. The changing face of Political Editor Adam Boulton

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2010 General Election campaign Apr 21st

Veteran-faced (Ben Birchall/PA Wire)

2011 Parliamentary Pancake Race - London

There he is in a pancake race with the Labour MP Stephen Pound in 2011. The shoes let you down Adam (Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)

6. How brilliant Alex Crawford is

She reported live from Tripoli last August with a MacBook and a cigarette lighter socket.

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7. The time Conrad Black told Adam Boulton to stop being a jackass

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8. This story about Snoop Dogg and a Welsh farmer

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9. The time Adam Boulton lost it with Alastair Campbell

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Andy Cooke 05/02/13 #

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When getting a new phone or watch years ago…..always setting it to the sky news time!!

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Sean Slevin 05/02/13 #

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The problem with Sky News is every story is a big story. That red breaking news banner goes across the screen as you anticipate news of an earthquake in the Vatican only to be followed by news that David Cameron has bought a new pair of shoes.
In fairness I guess there is no other way to keep a 24 hour news station going

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Michael Russell 05/02/13 #

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I was hoping for 15 clips of Charlotte Hawkins

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DB 05/02/13 #

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Its like the Sun for people that cant read.

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Martin Malone 05/02/13 #

3 24

Where is Ron Burgundy ?

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Liam Francis 05/02/13 #

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The worst, most overhyped news source. Horrible channel with ‘news’ round the clock to the point where it’s all just noise. ‘Tonight we have a cat stuck in a tree and we have an expert on hand who studies cats stuck in trees…’ Awful

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Martin Brady 06/02/13 #

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I despise Kay Bailey, and her bully tactics. Sky news is a useful medium but I don’t watch when she is on. Look at how she treated Peter Andre, whatever anyone can say for or against him as a recording artist/TV personality he was and is simply a loving father and she used that to bully and wound him.

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- Paul Minogue 06/02/13 #
  
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  Peter Andre’s biggest fan, Martin?:-)
  
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Dermot D 05/02/13 #

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Sky News sometimes seems like the tv equivalent of the Daily Mail. Having said that, it does have Alex Crawford, one of the best tv journalists in the business. Then again, it also has Kay Burley, one of the most irritating and annoying people on television.

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chilli16 05/02/13 #

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Weather reporting is good….when they don’t stand in front of Ireland! I try to look around them!!!!! Duh!

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Eoin Darcy 05/02/13 #

8 27

What’s on tmw,ten reasons why people love Monsanto??

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Ossi Fritsche 06/02/13 #

2 9

I despise Sky news so far right, Ranting by Burley always shouts down at anyone that has more intelligence then her,
Oh ya this is owned by Murdoch!

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Seán Ó Briain 05/02/13 #

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People love Sky News? Just like people like cyanide!

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- Les Rock 05/02/13 #
  
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  I cannot stand Kay burley. Thee most annoying biased newsreader in history.
  
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- Chris Massey 05/02/13 #
  
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  One time breaking news meant something huge was happening now on Sky news breaking news can be a cat in a tree!
  
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- Barry 05/02/13 #
  
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  Ah sky news, the sun of tv news channels.
  
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- The Green Monkey 05/02/13 #
  
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  Guess you were looking for the top ten things about Sky News but could only find nine……..
  
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- Mainstream Hysteria 05/02/13 #
  
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  I occasionally watch Sky News and read The Sun, both for the same reason…….tits! That pair of tits Adam Boulton and Kay Burley on Sky News and the tits on page 3 of The Sun.
  
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Garrett Moran 06/02/13 #

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No mention of Lisa Burke???? The Irish weather girl a few years ago!!!

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Colin Rutter 05/02/13 #

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Terrible channel, all the presenters sound exactly the same & sky news are constantly licking David Cameron’s arse…bunch of boring windbags

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Jimbo Murphy 05/02/13 #

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Sky News, your source of Rupert Murdoch style pseudo-facist branded news.

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- Jimbo Murphy 05/02/13 #
  
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  *pseudo-fascist
  
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Paul Martin 05/02/13 #

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The first photo about the ticker – “Hillary Clinton says the US stands ready to provide ass”

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everlast mccarthy 05/02/13 #

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Alistair Campbell is a despicable piece of work.

Boulton went up considerably in my estimation after seeing that on tv

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Stephen Byrne 05/02/13 #

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I’d use the app regularly, does the job for me

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Stephen Corrigan 05/02/13 #

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Eamonn Holmes ya legend! Never fails to make me laugh.

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Dwickedchicken 06/02/13 #

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What ever happened to Scott Chislom.
I think he hit another journalist a dig and resigned. The oul memory is not what it used to be.

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Gerard Hannon 05/02/13 #

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Sky News – Ur news and weather in “15 mins every 15 mins”

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Adam Walsh 05/02/13 #

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One thing for sure is we all hum the intro theme , No ? Just me then

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Glangan 05/02/13 #

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Conrad Black for PM – brilliant

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Happy Birthday Sky News… here’s 9 things we love about you

Kay Burley, Adam Boulton and his rage, Snoop Dogg…

1. Your onscreen ticker

2. Eamon Holmes

3. The time Charlotte Hawkins got trapped in her dressing room and Eamon Holmes told everyone

4. Kay Burley’s gaffes

5. The changing face of Political Editor Adam Boulton

6. How brilliant Alex Crawford is

7. The time Conrad Black told Adam Boulton to stop being a jackass

8. This story about Snoop Dogg and a Welsh farmer

9. The time Adam Boulton lost it with Alastair Campbell

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