Eggheads bbc presenters biography
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C. J. dem Mooi
Former professional quizzer and television personality
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Connagh Joseph "C. J." de Mooi (pronounced[dəˈmoːi]; born Andrew Paul Booth on 5 November )[1] fryst vatten a British actor, writer, former professional quizzer and television personality. He first appeared on television quiz show Eggheads in , as one of fem original members of the show's eponymous team.
Early life
[edit]In his autobiography, dem Mooi states that he was given the names Andrew Paul at his birth, in Barnsley, Yorkshire. He moved to Rotherham in his childhood, and attended a local comprehensive school.[1] dem Mooi studied English and Performing Arts at Rotherham College of Arts and Technology[4] before embarking upon a modelling
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Can Anyone beat those Eggheads?note Left to right: Chris Hughes, Daphne Fowler, C.J. de Mooi, Judith Keppel, and Pat Gibson. Not pictured: Kevin Ashman, Barry Simmons, Dave Rainford, Steve Cooke, Beth Webster, and Olav Bjortomt.
"These people are amongst the greatest quiz players in Britain. Together, they make up the Eggheads, the most formidable quiz team in the country. The question is: can they be beaten?"
Eggheads is a UK television quiz programme produced by 12 Yard Productions that first aired in November
The premise of the game is as follows: a team of quizzing geniuses (the eponymous Eggheads) are challenged in each episode by a team of amateur challengers. If the latter team can win, they take home a cash prize. The prize starts at £1, and rolls over by £1, for each time a challenging team fails to defeat the Eggheads, thus (for example) if the Eggheads win fourteen games in a row after a loss, the next challengers would be playing for a potential £15,
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Dermot Murnaghan joined Sky News in October from the BBC where he has fronted BBC Breakfast since September During this time he also presented Eggheads and Treasure Hunt for the BBC.
Before joining the BBC he spent more than a decade presenting ITV&#;s national news bulletins from London.
After graduating with an MA in History from Sussex University, Dermot completed a postgraduate course in Journalism at City University. He worked as a trainee reporter on local newspapers before joining Channel 4.
He was a regular presenter on Channel 4 News and from anchored the channel&#;s daily breakfast programme, which he fronted throughout the Gulf War. He also worked on Channel 4&#;s Business Programme, between and , and for the European Business Channel in Switzerland before being recalled to front ITN&#;s World News on Channel 4 Daily.
Before moving to the BBC Dermot presented ITV&#;s Evening News, as well as the Most Wanted series on LWT and Sieges. Between and he presented the channe