Wake Up : Why the World Has Gone Nuts

Piers Morgan was born in 1965. He studied journalism at Harlow College, beginning his career in local south London newspapers. Spotted by Kelvin MacKenzie of the Sun he was given his own showbiz column, Bizarre. Rupert Murdoch made him editor of the News of the World in 1994 and he was headhunted two years later to edit the Mirror, where he stayed until 2004 when he was fired following his decision to publish photos of British soldiers apparently abusing Iraqi prisoners of war. Piers was a judge on both Britain's Got Talent and America's Got Talent, won the first series of Donald Trump's Celebrity Apprentice and hosted his own prime-time CNN show, Piers Morgan Tonight. He hosted one of the UK's popular morning shows, Good Morning Britain and the interview show Piers Morgan's Life Stories. Piers writes regular columns for the Mail on Sunday and DailyMail.com, and has written several books including the No. 1 bestseller, The Insider.