Dan Walker will present his final BBC Breakfast this (Tuesday) morning, May 17, after being a fixture on the show since 2016. The 45-year-old, who previously fronted the corporation’s flagship breakfast show with Louise Minchin, announced his departure earlier this month.
He leaves the BBC to join Channel 5 to become the lead anchor on 5 News. Walker also previously presented the BBC’s Football Focus show from 2009 to 2021.
He took part in the 2021 series of Strictly Come Dancing, revealing that he signed up for the show to do something “fun” and have a “giggle” after reporting on difficult news stories during the pandemic. Channel 5 said his new remit will see him presenting recently relaunched flagship news bulletin 5 News, as well as “fronting a range of new programming on the channel”.
