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Adam Boulton exits Sky News after 33 years

Adam Boulton exits Sky News after 33 years
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Adam Boulton announces that he will leave Sky News at the end of the year after 33 years with the broadcaster.

Sky News veteran Adam Boulton has announced that he will be leaving the broadcaster at the end of the year.

Along with Kay Burley, the 62-year-old was part of the team that helped launch Sky News in 1989, serving as its political editor for 25 years and editor-at-large for the last seven.

"I am immensely proud of all we have achieved at Sky News," he said in a statement. "It has been an honour to be part of the team that founded Britain's first rolling news channel, transforming the way news and politics are covered in this country and around the world.

"My career has been at two start-ups - TV-am and Sky. Now, after six Prime Ministers, seven US Presidents and eight Sky CEOs, it is time for new things. As the mainstream media evolve, I will continue to broadcast and write for Sky, Reaction and others."

Sky News head John Ryley added: "Adam Boulton has been a hugely significant figure both in the growth of Sky News and British broadcasting as a whole.

"Adam was the first political editor to treat politics as a dynamic, changing story, combining live commentary with video. He also played a key role in bringing about the first televised leaders' debates in 2010. I will miss his wise counsel."

Boulton's last day presenting for Sky News has been confirmed as New Year's Eve.

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