Sir Chris Hoy and Louise Minchin have joined the ranks of famous faces paying tribute to “first class journalist” and former Sky News anchor Dermot Murnaghan.The veteran broadcaster died “peacefully” on Saturday aged 68 “following a period of illness with prostate cancer”, his family said in a statement.Murnaghan was best known for his 15-year tenure as a lead anchor on Sky News, and also presented news bulletins for the BBC, ITV and Channel 4 during his career.Olympic gold medallist Sir Chris paid tribute to his “good friend” Murnaghan on Instagram, and said the pair met through their mutual love of cycling.The sportsman added that their friendship “galvanised” through mutual stage four prostate cancer, with Sir Chris having revealed his condition in 2023, while Murnaghan was diagnosed in