Judge: Martin Stanford
Martin Stanford anchors Skynews.com, which covers the stories that are making headlines on the world-wide web and is broadcast at 1900 Monday to Friday. Martin joined Sky News in 1990 at the height of the Gulf War, and presented Sky News’ flagship Sky News at Ten and the Nine O’Clock News before moving to Sky News Today, where cutting-edge tech has been a part of his life daily.
Master of the often imitated Sky Newswall, Martin has juggled with ease breaking news, press conferences, and individual interviews. Martin presented Sky News’ first virtual broadcast from a 3D House of Commons during the 1997 General Election. He also played a key role in the channel’s acclaimed coverage of the Indian Ocean Tsunami, travelling to Sri Lanka and interviewing many of the survivors and rescuers. In 2007 Martin fronted Sky News' Crime Uncovered week and helped relaunch, online, the popular technology show Technofile.
