Piers Morgan was born in 1965. He studied journalism at Harlow
College, beginning his career in local south London newspapers.
Spotted by Kelvin MacKenzie of the Sun he was given his own showbiz
column, Bizarre. Rupert Murdoch made him editor of the News of the
World in January 1994; he was headhunted two years later to edit
the Mirror where he stayed until 2004 when he was fired following
his decision to publish photos of British soldiers apparently
abusing Iraqi prisoners of war. He presented two series of Tabloid
Tales for BBC2 and co-hosted the current affairs show Morgan and
Platell on Channel 4.
Piers was also a judge for many years on both Britain's Got Talent
and America's Got Talent, and won the first series of Donald
Trump's Celebrity Apprentice show in America. He currently hosts
one of the UK's most popular morning shows, Good Morning Britain.
‘A fast, entertaining read’ The Guardian ‘A very timely trumpet blast’ Saga
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