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Shelagh Fogarty Biography
Shelagh Fogarty is a multiple Sony Radio Award winner, television presenter and journalist. She co-hosted the BBC Radio 5 Live breakfast show with Nicky Campbell, and is a consummate corporate host.
Background and career
During her time on Five Live, Shelagh interviewed the country's top politicians, sports stars, musicians and actors. Shelagh excels at live outside broadcast has covered some of the biggest world events internationally and across the UK. With her intelligent, sometimes irreverent sense of humour, Shelagh makes politics and the most hard-hitting news stories accessible to a mass audience.
A graduate in Spanish, French and Portuguese from Durham University, Shelagh started her career with the BBC as a broadcast journalist. She trained across Britain, reporting and producing for various BBC Radio and TV regions including Radio Four and BBC North West, working on programmes including The World at One, PM, Sunday Service and Euronews.
Her BBC career has included anchoring coverage of the American presidential elections, broadcasting live from St Peters Square in Rome for the funeral of Pope John Paul II and covering the devastation of the Boxing Day tsunami from Thailand. A compassionate and thoughtful journalist, Shelagh was invited to cover the live service at Anfield marking the 20th anniversary of the Hillsborough Tragedy, and has also reported on the James Bulger murder trial and the Madrid train bombings. Most recently she was one of the first UK journalists to reach Japan following the tsunami.
On a lighter note, Shelagh had great fun covering not only Madonna's wedding to Guy Ritchie, but also exclusively breaking the story for Five Live that an intruder had hidden himself in the cathedral organ for days to film Rocco Ritchie's christening. Not opposed to roughing it in the name of broadcasting, Shelagh camped overnight in an Essex field with over 40,000 scouts for the World Scout Jamboree.
An experienced presenter and writer, Shelagh has been a guest reporter for ITV on Tonight with Trevor McDonald, The Alan Titchmarsh Show and BBC’s The One Show. She is a regular contributor to the Daily Telegraph, Total Politics and The Tablet.
Speaking Topics
Shelagh Fogarty is a radio and television presenter and journalist. She co-hosted the BBC Radio 5 Live breakfast show with Nicky Campbell, and is a consummate corporate host.
- TV/radio presenter
- Current affairs and politics
- Women
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Rebecca Adlington Hopes to Become TV Presenter
17th May 2013
Olympic Gold medallist, Rebecca Adlington has spoken about her hopes of becoming a TV presenter one day.
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15th May 2013
The Hollywood actress, Angelina Jolie has had a double mastectomy in order to reduce her chances of breast cancer.
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19th March 2013
With the help of the generous public and a host of celebrities willing to take part in charity fund raising events and aid work, Comic Relief’s Red Nose Day raised an impressive £75 million.
Sarah Pennells Advises Online Shoppers
18th March 2013
Financial journalist and economics speaker, Sarah Pennells, tells shoppers how they can save some money when buying goods online.
Suzi Perry Begins New Formula 1 Job
11th March 2013
Awards host and TV presenter, Suzi Perry has started her new job as the BBC’s Formula 1 host.
Michaela Strachan Returns with an Interactive Musical
7th March 2013
Popular TV presenter, Michaela Strachan returns to the UK to bring her ‘Really Wild Adventures’ to the theatre.
Katie Derham Moves from ITN to BBC
5th March 2013
Awards host and TV presenter, Katie Derham, made the decision to move from ITN to present for the BBC.
Trinny and Susannah to Design for QVC
19th February 2013
TV presenters, Trinny and Susannah are back with a new clothing range for the television channel QVC.
Natalie Pinkham’s Hello Wedding
14th February 2013
Formula 1 presenter and popular awards host Natalie Pinkham married Owain Walbyoff in a romantic ceremony in Portugal, and the day was featured in Hello magazine.
Linda Yueh Joins BBC
6th February 2013
Internationally renowned economist and keynote speaker Linda Yueh will be joining the BBC as Chief Business Correspondent, and will be presenting her own weekly business programme on BBC World News.
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