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Expanded business role for Declan Curry on ´óÏó´«Ã½ News
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Today (Monday 7 January) sees the start of a newly expanded business role for ´óÏó´«Ã½ presenter and economics and business reporter Declan Curry.
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Formerly reporting just for ´óÏó´«Ã½ Breakfast, Declan's new role sees him covering up-to-the minute news and developments from the business world for ´óÏó´«Ã½ News – both on screen and online – every weekday morning.
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Declan continues to begin the day presenting on ´óÏó´«Ã½ Breakfast but will now carry on reporting throughout the morning on ´óÏó´«Ã½ News 24 and for the One O'clock News at lunchtime.
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The extended times allow Declan to get the inside track on the day's trading as it happens – following up tip-offs and story ideas generated by the business community and reporting back to viewers on breaking stories as they unfold.
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Declan Curry said: "Morning is when business happens – when major announcements are made, when news breaks and when the big names speak out.
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"I'll be capturing all the important twists and turns – using ´óÏó´«Ã½ News 24, the ´óÏó´«Ã½ News website and social networking to keep our audiences right up-to-date.
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"And I want them to join in the dialogue too – so they can tell me when they want more detail or explanation, and if they think I've got it wrong."
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Peter Horrocks, Head of the ´óÏó´«Ã½'s Multimedia Newsroom, said: "Declan is a hugely popular and respected business presenter. Extending his sharp and entertaining work across two ´óÏó´«Ã½ channels and the web will provide a valuable enhancement to our growing business audience."
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Viewers can now keep up with the very latest business and stock market news all morning – whether watching TV at home or watching online while working at their desks via the ´óÏó´«Ã½ News 24 streaming service.
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Notes to Editors
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´óÏó´«Ã½ News 24 has an average weekly reach of 6.6 million viewers, compared to Sky News with a weekly reach of 4.25 million.
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The ´óÏó´«Ã½ News website is the UK's most popular news website, now serving over 1 billion pages per month. It has an average reach of just under 14 million users in the UK and abroad.
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