Piers Morgan

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Piers Morgan (2013)

Piers Morgan (born March 30, 1965 as Piers Stefan Pughe-Morgan in Newick , East Sussex ) is a British reporter , author and former presenter of the television station CNN .

Professional background

Morgan worked for The Sun tabloid from 1989 to 1994 and became the youngest editor-in-chief of News of the World at the age of 28 before joining the Daily Mirror in 1995.

In the TV field, he served as a jury member on the talent shows America's Got Talent (2006 to 2011) and Britain's Got Talent (2007 to 2011). He also appeared in a celebrity version of the American reality show The Apprentice and won in the end. On January 17, 2011, he took over the 9pm broadcasting slot of Larry King Live with his program Piers Morgan Tonight on CNN , until 2014.

Piers Morgan (2011)

Special

In an interview on his show, he called Larry Pratt , chairman of the Gun Owners of America association, "unimaginable" in connection with the discussion in the United States about gun laws following the rampage at Sandy Hook Elementary School a few days earlier on December 19, 2012 stupid man ”. Proponents of the right to own guns in the United States petitioned the White House on December 21, 2012 , in response to Morgan's personal commitment to tighten gun law, calling for Morgan's deportation. On his Twitter channel, Morgan then wondered whether his expressions on the second amendment to the United States Constitution (right to own and carry weapons) were not protected by the first amendment (freedom of expression, freedom of the press).

In 2013 he made a small guest appearance on the sitcom 2 Broke Girls . In early 2014, CNN announced that it would cancel Piers Morgan Live in March due to ailing ratings. On March 29, 2014, the last broadcast was Piers Morgan Live . Morgan then announced that he would not appear on television as often and that he would focus on interviews. In the spring of 2015 he went to the British broadcaster ITV , where he acted as moderator for Good Morning Britain at the beginning of April , before becoming a permanent co-host in November 2015. He also hosted the crime documentary series Killer Women with Piers Morgan in two seasons .

Piers Morgan has been friends with Donald Trump for many years . As early as December 2015, he took the view that his friend was likely to win the 2016 US presidential election. He only gave the Democrats a chance if they said goodbye to Hillary Clinton as a candidate. However, he clearly distanced himself from the statements made by his friend to deny Muslims entry to the USA in 2015.

Morgan stands out because of his Cockney accent.

Books (selection)

Web links

Commons : Piers Morgan  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://piersmorgan.blogs.cnn.com/
  2. ↑ Dispute over gun control in the USA: You are an unimaginably stupid man
  3. ↑ Violence debate in the USA: Gun lobby demands deportation of CNN presenter . In: Spiegel Online . December 24, 2012 ( spiegel.de [accessed on May 16, 2018]).
  4. ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from December 25, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / petitions.whitehouse.gov
  5. ↑ Inconceivably stupid - US gun lobby demands expulsion of a British journalist
  6. ↑ https://twitter.com/piersmorgan/status/282522795206901760
  7. ↑ Larry King's successor on CNN: Piers Morgan has talked out , Spiegel online from February 24, 2014, accessed February 26, 2014
  8. ↑ LA Times : Piers Morgan signs off from his CNN show, March 29, 2014
  9. ^ Piers Morgan handed permanent role on Good Morning Britain . In: The Guardian , October 14, 2015. 
  10. ↑ Killer Women with Piers Morgan. Retrieved December 12, 2017 .
  11. ↑ Good Morning Britain viewers reckon Susanna Reid's face 'sums up the feeling of the rest of the world' , metro.co.uk, November 9, 2016
  12. ^ Piers Morgan predicted President Trump a year ago , gq-magazine.co.uk, November 9, 2016
  13. ↑ Piers Morgan Says Donald Trump Has 'Crossed A Line' After He Called To Ban Muslims From The US , huffingtonpost.co.uk, December 8, 2015
  14. ↑ "total and complete shutdown of Muslims" Donald Trump's Call For 'Complete Muslim Shutdown' Of US Borders Sparks Backlash
  15. ↑ Piers Morgan leaves CNN like King George III.
personal data
SURNAME Morgan, Piers
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Pughe-Morgan, Piers Stefan (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British reporter
DATE OF BIRTH March 30, 1965
PLACE OF BIRTH Newick, East Sussex , England