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English news presenter (born 1974) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Stephen Dixon (born 1 March 1974) is an English news presenter. Dixon co-presents Breakfast with Stephen and Anne on GB News. Previously he presented Sky News Sunrise, Sky News at Seven and Sky News at Ten on Sky News.
Stephen Dixon | |
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Born | Newton-in-Furness, Cumbria, England | 1 March 1974
Alma mater | Nottingham Trent University |
Occupation | News presenter |
Employer(s) | Sky News (2000–21) GB News (2021–present) |
Dixon's career began at Nottingham Trent University where he read for a BA in broadcast journalism, graduating in 1995.
Before working for Sky News, Dixon worked for ITN as both a presenter and producer for ITV, NBC Superchannel, and Channel 5.
He also helped work as a producer and programme editor on the Channel 4 Big Breakfast News, and presented on finance channel Simply Money with Angela Rippon.[1]
From January 2012 to October 2019, Dixon presented Sunrise on Sky News, alongside Gillian Joseph, and Isabel Webster. From October 2019, he presented Sky News @ Breakfast with Gillian Joseph, on Friday, Saturday and Sunday on Sky News.
In November 2021, it was announced that Dixon was joining GB News the following month.[2]
Dixon published a poetry anthology in 2018 entitled Love is the Beauty of the Soul.[3]
Dixon, who has Type 1 diabetes (he was diagnosed when he was 17 years old), is openly gay.[4][5][6]
Prior to April 2010, Dixon was referred to on Sky News,[7][8] and on his official website as "Steve".[9]
Stephen announced on social media that he was marrying his husband in the Lake District on 19 May 2022.[10] He disclosed a single photograph of the happy couple, citing it was the only photograph the public would see as his husband is not in the public eye owing to his profession.[11] Their faces were not shown in the media post.
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