Sky News' Kay Burley branded 'trailblazer' amid retirement announcement

Sky News journalist Kay Burley announced her retirement after 36 years on air
Sky News' Kay Burley branded 'trailblazer' amid retirement announcement

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Broadcaster Kay Burley has announced her retirement from Sky News after 36 years with the channel. She made the announcement on Wednesday (5th February) morning at the end of her breakfast programme.

The 64-year-old veteran journalist, from Wigan, shared that Wednesday morning was officially her last day on air with the programme. She was one of the original presenters who helped launch Sky News in 1989, and she has since presented the morning slot since 2019.

While closing the show for the final time, Kay shared: "After over a million minutes of live TV news, more than anyone else in the world, it’s time for me to indulge in some of my other passions, including my love for travel.

"So, after covering 12 separate general elections, including Sir Keir Starmer’s victory last year, I am retiring from Sky News, let politicians of every party just rejoice at that news."

She continued: "Thank you for waking up and tuning in every morning. I can’t tell you how much I have appreciated your support over the last three-and-a-half decades – you’re awesome. I will post more on my social media and hope to see you around. Please keep in touch."

Hosting the programme from the start, Kay's final episode also coincided with Sky News' and paid tribute to how it had progressed from a "standing start to one of the most recognised and valued brands in global news".

She added: "It’s been an honour and privilege to work with some of the best and hardest working teams in the business. News by its very nature is often devastating and together we’ve covered so many life-changing events – from the tragic death of Diana, the shocking terror attack of 9/11, the Asian tsunami, the Concorde air disaster.

"But we’ve also enjoyed some wonderful high notes too, haven’t we? The thrill of London winning the chance to host the 2012 Olympics, a plethora of royal weddings, jubilees, and who can forget days and days and days of waiting for royal babies to arrive at the Lindo Wing."

Co-stars rushed to show their support after Kay was one of Sky News' founding presenters in 1989 (Image: Yui Mok/PA Wire)

Burley took her first steps into journalism reporting for the Wigan Evening Post and Chronicle aged 17. She later secured a job with the BBC on its local radio stations and then Tyne Tees Television, before joining the now defunct TV-am in 1985 as a reporter and occasional newsreader.

Co-stars and friends of the journalist were eager to share their support, with Sky News political editor Beth Rigby hailing Kay as a "trailblazer and inspiration to a whole generation of women", while former Sky News journalist Adam Boulton said "there are no other women of her background who have had such an impact on British news and current affairs".

Good Morning Britain presenter Susanna Reid took to X (formerly known as Twitter) and wrote: "That she gets her own #BreakingNews announcement is testament to @KayBurley impact on news journalism. A fierce advocate for viewers, a powerful interviewer and a supporter of women in television. She is going to be hugely missed from our screens. Good luck Kay."

In a note shared with staff on Wednesday, Sky News executive chairman David Rhodes thanked Burley for her "huge contribution to Sky, to the art of the interview and to British journalism", and wished her "the best of luck". He then added: "I’m sure some MPs in Westminster will sleep easy knowing they won’t face her indomitable questioning in the mornings."

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