Stephen Dixon (born in Newton-in-Furness, Cumbria) is a news presenter for Sky News.
Dixon co-presents Sky News Sunrise from 6 am to 10 am on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. Since October 2016, his co-presenter has been Isabel Webster.
Dixon formerly presented the flagship programmes Sky News at Seven and Sky News at Ten every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
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Journalism career
Dixon's career began at Nottingham Trent University where he read for a BA in Broadcast Journalism, graduating in 1995 aged 21.
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.
Dixon was the first newsreader to report the 7 July 2005 London bombings.
Since January 2012, Dixon has presented Sunrise on Sky News. He has featured alongside Gillian Joseph, and now Isabel Webster.
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Literary career
Dixon published a poetry anthology in 2018 entitled Love is the Beauty of the Soul.
Personal life
Dixon has gathered a large fan base since he started working for Sky.
He also has type 1 diabetes (he was diagnosed when he was 17 years old). He has also stated that he is a vegetarian.
Prior to April 2010, Dixon was referred to on Sky News, and on his official website as "Steve".
References
External links
- Stephen Dixon Official Website - StephenDixon.tv
- Stephen Dixon Twitter
- Stephen Dixon on IMDb
Source of article : Wikipedia
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