Krishnan Guru-Murthy, 52, has worked on a variety of news programmes, from Newsround to Newsnight. He is currently the lead presenter of Channel 4 News, having taken over from Jon Snow in 2021, and also presents the documentary series Unreported World for the channel.
What was the best thing you did on screen last year?
The thing that stands out was going to America to cover the buildup to the George Floyd trial, and the protests that were going on. There was a sense that the pandemic had stifled progress on dealing with racism, and there was this buildup of emotion that spilt out on to the streets in the days before the verdict, with some people releasing pent-up feelings they had had for their whole lives. It was a striking period of time.
