Piers Morgan
 Piers Morgan     (Television presenter, Writer, Journalist, Talk show host, Columnist) | |
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| Born | Piers Stefan O'Meara 30 March 1965 Newick, Sussex, England |
| Alma mater | Harlow College |
| Parents | • Vincent Eamonn O'Meara • Gabrielle Georgina Sybille (née Oliver) |
| Children | • Spencer • Stanley • Albert • Elise |
| Spouse | Marion Shalloe |
Piers Morgan (born 30 March 1965) is a British journalist and television personality currently working as the US editor-at-large for Mail Online and in the UK presenting Piers Morgan's Life Stories (2009–present) and Good Morning Britain (2015–present).[1]
Journalist
Piers Morgan began his career in Fleet Street as a writer and editor for several British tabloids, including The Sun, News of the World and the Daily Mirror. In 1994, aged 29, he was appointed editor of the News of the World by Rupert Murdoch, which made him the youngest editor of a national UK newspaper in more than half a century. In 1995 Morgan left to become editor of the Daily Mirror where he spent eight years. He was fired in May 2004 following publication of images – apparently showing abuse of Iraqi prisoners by British troops – that were later admitted to have been faked.
Morgan is the editorial director of First News, a national newspaper for children published in the UK.
"Utterly unpersuasive"
In November 2012, Piers Morgan was heavily criticised in the official findings of the Leveson Inquiry, when Lord Leveson stated that comments made in Morgan's testimony about phone hacking were "utterly unpersuasive" and "clearly prove ... that he was aware that it was taking place in the press as a whole and that he was sufficiently unembarrassed by what was criminal behaviour that he was prepared to joke about it".[2]
TV personality
Piers Morgan was the winner of the US celebrity version of The Apprentice in 2008, vying for the title of Donald Trump's "Best Business Brain". He was eventually the overall winner, being named Celebrity Apprentice on 27 March, ahead of fellow finalist, American country music star Trace Adkins and having raised substantially more cash than all the other contestants combined.[3][4]
He began hosting Piers Morgan Live on CNN on 17 January 2011 replacing Larry King Live in the 9:00 pm timeslot following Larry King's retirement.[5] Piers Morgan Live was cancelled by CNN in February 2014 and aired its final broadcast on 28 March 2014.[6] Morgan is a former judge on America's Got Talent and Britain's Got Talent.[7]
Author
Piers Morgan has written eight books, including four volumes of memoirs.
- Morgan, Piers; John Sachs (1991). Secret Lives. Blake. ISBN 0-905846-95-8.Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "Scribunto").
- Morgan, Piers; John Sachs (1991). Private Lives of the Stars. Angus and Robertson. ISBN 0-207-16941-1.Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "Scribunto").
- Morgan, Piers (1992). To Dream a Dream: Amazing Life of Phillip Schofield. Blake. ISBN 1-85782-006-1.Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "Scribunto").
- Morgan, Piers (1993). "Take That": Our Story. Boxtree. ISBN 1-85283-839-6.Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "Scribunto").
- Morgan, Piers (1994). "Take That": On the Road. Boxtree. ISBN 1-85283-396-3.Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "Scribunto").
- Morgan, Piers (2004). Va Va Voom!: A Year with Arsenal 2003–04. Methuen. ISBN 0-413-77451-1.Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "Scribunto").
- Morgan, Piers (2005). The Insider: The Private Diaries of a Scandalous Decade. Ebury Press. ISBN 0-09-190849-3.Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "Scribunto").
- Morgan, Piers (2007). Don't You Know Who I am?. Ebury Press.Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "Scribunto").
- Morgan, Piers (2009). God Bless America: Misadventures of a Big Mouth Brit. Ebury Press. ISBN 978-0-09-191393-9.Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "Scribunto").
- Morgan, Piers (2013). Shooting Straight: Guns, Gays, God, and George Clooney. Gallery Books. ISBN 978-1-4767-4505-3.Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "Scribunto").
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