Ian King

Business presenter

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Biography

Ian joined Sky News as business presenter in April 2014.

His show, Ian King Live, is broadcast live at 10am Monday to Friday and sees Ian interview the biggest names in business, finance and economics.

Ian also offers commentary and analysis on breaking news stories. Ian has interviewed two-thirds of FTSE-100 chief executives and several prime ministers from around the world.

Ian has been a business journalist for national newspapers and on television for more than 25 years, working for The Telegraph, The Guardian and The Mail On Sunday.

He was business editor of The Sun, where he was named business journalist of the year at the 2005 UK Press Awards and business journalist of the year in the 2007 London Press Club Awards.

In 2008, Ian joined The Times as deputy business editor, before becoming business and City editor at the beginning of 2011.

The department was named business team of the year at the 2012 UK Press Awards.