Piers Morgan of America's/Britain's Got Talent Fame Appearing on the Comedy News Quiz (BBC TV) Video Info: Broadcast in 1996 when Piers Morgan was editor of "The Daily Mirror" His major career breakthrough came from being handpicked by Rubert Murdoch for the top spot at "The News of the World" at the age of 28. After a brief period in the role it is rumoured he and Murdoch fell out with Morgan departing to the competiting pare "Daily Mirror. While achieveing some success in increasing the ...