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ITV News Chief Michael Jermey Quits After 16 Years


Michael Jermey, ITV's director of news and current affairs, has resigned after 16 years to chair the Disasters Emergency Committee.

Michael Jermey, ITV ‘s director of news and current affairs, has resigned after 16 years to chair the Disasters Emergency Committee. He launched ITV’s Exposure strand, which is perhaps best known for the 2012 documentary The Other Side of Jimmy Savile, which exposed the former BBC presenter as a monstrous sex offender. During his tenure, Jermey has overseen coverage of five general elections, seven prime ministers, three U.S. presidencies, Brexit, Covid, the death of Queen Elizabeth II, and wars in Ukraine and the Middle East.

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