Ross King

Derek Ross King (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 to broadcasting, the 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, 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 5,000 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. He was paired with Jowita Przystał. They were the second couple to be eliminated from the competition in the third week, placing 14th.