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Derek Ross King MBE (born 21 February 1962) is a Scottish television presenter, actor and writer, best known for being the LA Correspondent for ITV Breakfast programmes Lorraine and Good Morning Britain. In the 2018 New Year Honours, King was appointed an MBE for services in Broadcasting, Arts and Charity. Life King made his first stage appearance in 1966 at the age of four. At the age of 17 he appeared on Radio Clyde, presenting the Saturday morning flagship, "King's Clyde Countdown" and “The Lunchtime Show”. Two years later he made his television debut. King presented Young Krypton in 1988 on CITV, a show based on The Krypton Factor, aimed towards younger audiences. From 1993 to 2010, King was the LA correspondent on GMTV. From September 2010 onwards, he has been the LA correspondent for GMTV's replacement shows Daybreak and Lorraine. When Daybreak was replaced by Good Morning Britain in 2014, King continued his role as LA correspondent. After moving to Los Angeles in 2000, he secured roles in a film with Steven Seagal and in the 2004 release The Day After Tomorrow before entering a reality TV competition run by local television station KTLA to find a new weather presenter. After beating the other 5000 entrants to the competition, King was offered a five-year contract. However, King did not want to commit to being a weather presenter for that length of time and agreed to present the weather for a year before becoming KTLA's entertainment anchor. King has been on national American television, hosting The Hollywood Christmas Parade and The Critics' Choice Movie Awards Red Carpet for VH1. For five years, King was the entertainment anchor on KTLA/The CW Channel 5's Prime News, winning four Emmys and a Golden Mic award. He is also seen on Australia's Channel 9. King's film credits include The Day After Tomorrow, Half Past Dead, Cruel Game, Do It For Uncle Manny, Abruptio, and Trust Me in which he played US talk show host Ray Lunge. He played himself in the movies Young Hercules and Who's Your Caddy. He voiced the role of Jinkins in Star Wars Jedi Fighter 2 for Lucas Arts and hosted for British TV, ITV's This Morning and Living TV specials on Will and Grace, CSI, According to Jim and Charmed. Before leaving London, he played one of the leading roles in Dick Whittington at Sadler's Wells Theatre in London's West End. This production was directed by Gillian Lynne and was nominated for a prestigious Laurence Olivier Award. King played Frank n Furter in The Rocky Horror Show and starred in and hosted 'Night of the Stars' at London's Palladium Theatre. He also created the role of Wallace in the musical Summer Holiday, from the world premiere in Blackpool through the national tour to London's Apollo Theatre. Other theatre includes lead roles in Charley's Aunt, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Butterfly Children and Guys and Dolls. King has appeared on Holiday, The Ross King Show, Hot Chefs, The 8.15 from Manchester, King of the Road, Quiz Night, and Pebble Mill. On radio, he has hosted radio shows, including London's Capital Radio, and the Euro Chart for the UK. On BBC's National Radio 5 he hosted different shows including Fantasy Football and received another Sony Award for coverage of the Olympic Games. On the UK's national Talk Radio, he hosted OK to Talk and Ross King's Sports Stars. He also achieved a lifelong ambition co-hosting the American Weekly Top 40 countdown alongside the DJ Rick Dees. He was awarded an MBE in the 2018 New Year Honours List. References External links Ross King – Good Morning Britain at itv.com Ross King at IMDb. Discover the Ross King popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Ross King books.
Best Seller Ross King Books of 2024
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Ghosts of the Shadow Market
Cassandra Clare, Sarah Rees Brennan, Maureen Johnson, Kelly Link & Robin WassermanFrom New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Cassandra Clare comes an exciting new short story collection that follows Jem Carstairs as he travels through the many Shadow M...
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Sins of the Father
Graham HurleyDS Jimmy Suttle investigates a murder in a house haunted by the past in the latest from 'one of the UK's finest crime novelists' (INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY), author of LAST FLIGHT TO S...
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Machiavelli - Philosoph der Macht
Ross KingMachiavelli gilt als faszinierendster und einflussreichster Denker der italienischen Renaissance. Sein Hauptwerk »Il Principe – Der Fürst« verfasste er um 1513, und es wird noch he...
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The Children of Kings
Marion Zimmer Bradley & Deborah J. RossAn exciting fantasy adventure set in Marion Zimmer Bradley's popular world of DarkoverCourt life for Prince Gareth Elhalyn, grandson of the legendary Regis Hastur, has become unbea...
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Cake
Shane CurranCake: the utterly distinctive memoirs of Shane Curran.In an age when sportsmen have perfected the art of saying nothing and suppressing any trace of personality, Shane 'Cake' Curra...
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Lost or Found
Graham IsonA wedding ring, a missing woman, a bizarre disappearance...Brock and Poole have one of their most unusual cases to unravel'Devilishly engaging characters and authentic details of p...
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No Lovelier Death
Graham Hurley'There is no one writing better police procedurals today.' Daily TelegraphTwo murdered teenagers. Both sides of the law are looking for the killer.But who will get there first?A te...
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Denial
Peter JamesIntroducing policeman Glenn Branson...When actress Gloria Lamark takes her own life, her devoted son, Thomas, is heartbroken. Something must be wrong with a world in which such a t...
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Him
Clare Empson'Gripping and heartbreaking' Laura Marshall, author of Friend Request'Dark and addictive' Ruth Hogan, author of The Keeper of Lost Things'So emotionally true' Sophie Kinsella, auth...
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The Fall
Shari Low & Ross KingThey climbed up from the streets of Glasgow to the top of the world. Now these Hollywood icons are heading for a fall. Twentyfive years ago, three friends from Glasgow shocked the ...
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The Four Symbols
Giacometti & RavenneFrom multimillion copy bestselling authors Giacometti & Ravenne comes a Nazi spy thriller for fans of Dan Brown, Steve Berry and Wilbur Smith"I couldn't put it down ... the aut...
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The Other Side of Yet
Michelle D. HordWinner of the 2023 Memoir Prize for Books from Memoir Magazine and the Christopher AwardA “contemplative, emotional, and spiritual” (Shondaland) memoir about how resilience, hope, ...
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The Man Who Made Mark Twain Famous
Cappy McGarr & Ken BurnsIn The Man Who Made Mark Twain Famous, Cappy McGarr shares how he became an Emmynominated cocreator/executive producer of the Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Hum...
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The Price of Darkness
Graham HurleyGraham Hurley's acclaimed crime series takes a step into the dark side as DC Winter wonders whether crime might pay...From the author of LAST FLIGHT TO STALINGRAD.DC Winter, sacked...
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Read This if You Want to Be a Great Writer
Henry Carroll & Ross RaisinThis book demystifies the writing process, empowering you to write your own novel or short story. The author explains expert technique in a clear and jargonfree way, with examples ...
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William Ross and Henry King, Plaintiffs in Error v. James S. Duval and Others
United States Supreme CourtIN error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Virginia. On the 7th of December, 1821, James S. Duval, Lewis Duval, and John Rheinhart obtained a ju...
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Blood And Honey
Graham Hurley'There is no one writing better police procedurals today.' Daily TelegraphIs time running out for DI Joe Faraday?The discovery of a headless corpse on the rocks below the cliffs on...
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One Eye Open
Paul FinchIf the lies don't kill you, the truth will An electrifying, highoctane thrill ride; the new mustread standalone from a Sunday Times bestseller. Dark, gritty and always at the edge...
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The Little Big Things
Henry FraserTHE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER"Henry Fraser is one of the most remarkable people I've ever met" J.K. Rowling"What a story of transformation, inner power and inspiration" Jonny Wilkins...
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Master of the Game
Connie BruckAwardwinning journalist Connie Bruck’s biography of media mogul Steve Ross captures the highs and lows of Ross’s career in a narrative “as fastpaced as the life it depicts” (Publis...
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Happy Days
Graham Hurley'There is no one writing better police procedurals today.' Daily TelegraphA war which throws the police into the front line: the reckoning awaits.D/I Faraday is gone and the police...
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The Order of Things
Graham HurleyThe fourth novel in the Jimmy Suttle series, from 'one of the UK's finest crime novelists' (INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY), author of LAST FLIGHT TO STALINGRAD'There is noone writing bette...
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Valentine
The Estate of Rebecca FarnworthWill a shocking secret cause a rising star to fall?Valentine Fleming dreams of making it as an actress but after years of failed auditions and bit parts her hopes are fading fast ...
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Deadlight
Graham Hurley'There is no one writing better police procedurals today.' Daily TelegraphA twentyyearold crime throws DI Joe Faraday into the violent legacy of the Falklands War...Freshly promote...
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The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy
Jacob Burckhardt & S. MiddlemoreFor nineteenthcentury Swiss historian Jacob Burckhardt, the Italian Renaissance was nothing less than the beginning of the modern world a world in which flourishing individualism ...
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Cut To Black
Graham Hurley'There is no one writing better police procedurals today.' Daily TelegraphBlood is thicker than water...A massive undercover operation turns personal for DI Faraday when his son is...
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The Rise
Shari Low & Ross KingWhen we bury our secrets, they always come back to haunt us...Their rise was meteoric. Only a few years before, they had been three friends from Glasgow, just trying to survive tou...
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Hellbound
Giacometti & RavenneThe third volume in the millioncopy bestselling Nazi spy series for fans of Dan Brown, Steve Berry and Wilbur Smith.'I can't wait to read the next instalment!' Kindle customer, Ama...
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The Wandering Jew
Eugène SueWritten in 1845, just 3 years before revolutions swept Europe, The Wandering Jew is a classic French novel that became an international bestseller. Originally serialized in a Frenc...
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Borrowed Light
Graham Hurley'There is no one writing better police procedurals today.' Daily TelegraphFour charred bodies. One killer. A race against time...DI Joe Faraday is convalescing after a serious inju...
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Win or Learn
John KavanaghConor McGregor's trainer tells the amazing story of his long road to success in the world's fastestgrowing sportGrowing up in Dublin, John Kavanagh was a skinny lad who was frequen...
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Touching Distance
Graham HurleyA killing without mercy. A crime with no motive. A thriller from the author of LAST FLIGHT TO STALINGRADThree random killings. Or something much, much worse? DS Jimmy Suttle is try...
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One Under
Graham HurleyTwo crimes, two tangles of emotions and thwarted love...From the author of LAST FLIGHT TO STALINGRADA man is chained inside a tunnel and then dismembered and scattered along the tr...
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A Chance to Harmonize
Sheryl KaskowitzThe remarkable story of a hidden New Deal program that tried to change America and end the Great Depression using folk music, laying the groundwork for the folk revival and having ...
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Hidden History
Donald Jeffries & Roger StoneThe US government has spent as much time covering up conspiracies as it has helping the American people. In Hidden History, you will see the amount of effort that our government ha...
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Henri Matisse
Alastair SookeHenri Matisse by Alastair Sooke an essential guide to one of the 20th century's greatest artists'One January morning in 1941, only a fortnight or so after his seventyfirst birthda...
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Life Is A Rollercoaster
Ronan Keating'Brilliant' OK! 'Engagingly warm' Heat 'Sensational' The Mirror'Ronan Keating demolishes his 'Mr Perfect of Pop image in a new wartsandall book of his amazing ride to stardom.' ...
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Beyond Reach
Graham Hurley'There is no one writing better police procedurals today.' Daily TelegraphA brutal hitandrun killing opens the path to a 25yearold crime...Past midnight, a horribly mutilated body ...