Media Masters - John Ryley

Published: Dec. 12, 2019, 11 a.m.

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John Ryley is head of Sky News. Abandoning his original plans to become a barrister 35 years ago, his career in journalism started in local radio before joining the BBC\\u2019s trainee scheme. Working on programmes such as The World at One and the Nine O\\u2019Clock News, he left for ITN in 1990, where he later became editor of News at Ten. Joining Sky News in 1995, he took the helm 11 years later. In this in-depth interview, John reflects on key moments of his career including the successful campaign for televised election debates, talks about their culture of continuous innovation including \\u2018Sky News Brexit-Free\\u2019, and reveals the name of their new global news channel, launching in partnership with NBC.\\xa0

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