Krishnan Guru-Murthy has Newsround viewers swooning over a handsome pic from his past.
The now-Channel 4 presenter inspired and educated children across the nation from 1991 to 1994, where he hosted alongside Juliet Morris and Paul Welsh.
Since then, he’s become Channel 4’s longest serving presenter after Jon Snow.
The pictures, from 1991, feature a young Krishnan in font of his Newsround desk, and one alongside Juliet.
Taking to Twitter to share the memories, he said: ‘Lovely to hear 50 years of #Newsround marked on #R4Today – it remains one of the most important news programmes on television and it’s ethos of explaining, not patronizing and doing stories the audience care about never leaves you.
He added in the comments: ‘And yes, it’s the one jumper I kept. Will sadly miss the party cos in Ukraine but will be there in spirit.’
Quite a few fans were taken aback by just how different Krishnan looked in those days, with one writing: ‘Ok damn.’
Another called him a ‘handsome devil’ while a third tried to start a new hash-tag ‘#dishykrish.’
— Adrian Tompkins (@HofKnocker) March 30, 2022
You were a handsome devil back then. Has your wife told you? 🙏✅👌👍🥰 pic.twitter.com/9Jpc16mQAB
— Joseph Donovan (@FlintyMcQwerty) March 30, 2022
Ok damn
— emma (@emmawalk3r) March 30, 2022
Krishnan’s iconic fish jumper was also hailed ‘legendary’ in the comments, with another labelling the pic ‘Baby Krishnan!’
Other fans thanked Krishnan and the Newsround team for the clear and concise reporting over the last 50 years.
One wrote: ‘And now we’re adults and you’re still explaining stories we really care about. Thank you!’
Someone else commented: ‘had to be home for (this era of) Newsround when I was a kid. Thanks for inspiring so many more journalists too!’
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 had to be home for (this era of) Newsround when I was a kid. Thanks for inspiring so many more journalists too!
— Tom Thorogood (@TomThorogood) March 30, 2022
And now we’re adults and you’re still explaining stories we really care about. Thank you!
— MegCNaylor 🌻 (@MegCNaylor) March 30, 2022
I love that my children watch it, as I did in the 80’s. It brings up interesting discussions at the dinner table and amazes me how much they take in and understand about what’s going in in the world. 🙌
— Phillip Kelly (@PhilKPT) March 30, 2022
That jumper. Legendary. 🤘🏾
— Ayan Panja (@Dr_Ayan) March 30, 2022
This was when I first got to know of you Krishnan, now I think of it you’ve been part of my life since I was small, loved watching you on Newsround & now every night on ch4.
— hysterical cow🇺🇦 (@CowHysterical) March 30, 2022
You don’t look a day older
— •𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗔• (@agirlcalledlina) March 30, 2022
That’s a hell of a jumper, Krishnan.
I loved Newsround and completely agree – it’s the first step in understanding and engaging with a world beyond your home and school. Governments talk about citizenship – this is it.
— ❓🦎 (@curiousiguana) March 30, 2022
Krishnan announced earlier this month that he would be reporting live from Ukraine amid the ongoing Russian invasion.
The Channel 4 newsreader took over from fellow presenter Matt Frei.
Murthy’s followers praised him and Frei for their ‘bravery,’ on the frontline, as one person wrote: ‘Thank you @mattfrei for your brave coverage and good luck Krish – stay safe.
‘I don’t think I can really find the words to convey and fully appreciate what it means to have the coverage @Channel4 is bringing of this awful situation.’
While another added: ‘@Channel4News the only news worth watching. Thanks @mattfrei for your superb but heartbreaking reporting and please stay safe @krishgm.’
Newsround airs on weekdays on the CBBC Channel with a five-minute bulletin at 7.40am and ten-minute bulletins airing at 8.15am and 4.20pm.
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