Sky News has announced its coverage plans for the US presidential election as Kamala Harris and Donald Trump battle to become the next occupant of the White House.
Chief presenter Mark Austin and world news presenter Yalda Hakim will lead overnight coverage in Sky’s Washington studios – the home of America’s longest-running TV show, Sunday’s Meet The Press.
US correspondent Mark Stone will also be in the studio to bring viewers results of the election throughout 5 November and into 6 November.
Fellow correspondents James Matthews and Martha Kelner will be reporting on the ground in the candidates’ home states of Florida and California as the results come in.
Viewers will be in safe hands as between them, Stone, Matthews and Kelner have over a decade’s worth of experience reporting on America, covering every major story from the White House lawn to local key state battlegrounds across the country.
Correspondents James Matthews and Martha Kelner will join chief presenter Anna Botting and presenter Gillian Joseph
As it becomes clearer who will become the next president, chief presenter Anna Botting and presenter Gillian Joseph will join Austin, Stone and Hakim for both the build-up and aftermath of the election.
On the night, Sky News will have access to the most comprehensive exit poll and vote-counting results from every state, county and demographic across America through its US-partner network NBC.
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In an international broadcast exclusive, Sky News will have the fastest and most accurate race projections that will originate from the renowned NBC News decision desk.
Helping viewers make sense of the results will be The News Agents podcast host and former Sky News political correspondent Lewis Goodall, who will use advanced data screens to deliver the latest numbers and analysis on the race straight from Capitol Hill studio.
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Sky News had its strongest month on TV since October 2022 back in July, and the strongest month of the year on digital as audiences turned to Sky for coverage of international events.
As the world looked to understand more about the attempted assassination of Donald Trump on 13 July, 2.8 million people tuned into Sky News on TV and over 6.3 million engaged with digital products.
David Rhodes, executive chairman of Sky News, said: “Consistently this year audiences have demanded the full story of the US election. We’ll offer them the best team of presenters and correspondents with the best data available from the best studio in Washington – on the night and afterwards.”
