Jo Wilson (presenter)

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Jo Wilson
Born1984
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Nationality Scottish
Education Perth High School
Alma mater Glasgow Caledonian University
Occupation Presenter
Years active2011–present
Employer Sky Sports News

Jo Wilson (born 1984) [1] [2] is a Scottish television presenter who currently works for Sky Sports News.

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Career

Wilson started as a Graduate Trainee at Sky Sports News in 2011, before becoming a sub editor then getting promoted to co-producer. This led her to making her screen debut as a presenter on Sky Sports News in 2015. [3]

Education

Wilson graduated from Glasgow Caledonian University with a Masters in journalism in 2011. During her studies Wilson worked at Pizza Hut in Stirling. [3]

Personal life

As a sprinter and a jumper, Wilson represented Perth and her county. Receiving an athletics scholarship when she was 17, she spent a year at The Stony Brook School in New York doing athletics and basketball. She supports St Johnstone F.C. Wilson saw her first match at McDiarmid Park aged 7 in November 1992 against Motherwell, the game was abandoned at half time because of snow. On 23 September 2020, Wilson gave birth to a daughter. Wilson returned to Sky Sports News on 20 April 2021, after being on maternity leave for 13 months due to COVID-19 restrictions. [4]

On 5 September 2022, Wilson announced that she had been diagnosed with stage III cervical cancer following a recent smear test. [5] A month later, she married her partner Dan McGrath, with whom she had a daughter, Mabel. [6]

She returned to Sky Sports News on 30 November 2022, co-hosting on the 7pm timeslot. [2] In April 2023, it was reported that she had fully recovered. [7]

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References

  1. "Sky Sports presenter Jo Wilson urges women to 'get your smear' after cervical cancer diagnosis". Sky News. 5 September 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Perth Sky Sports presenter Jo Wilson returns to TV months after cancer diagnosis". The Courier. 1 December 2022.
  3. 1 2 "GCU graduate lands dream job". Glasgow Caledonian University. 5 January 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  4. Mullen, Scott (12 May 2017). "My Sporting Saturday: Jo Wilson". The Herald. Glasgow. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  5. Anderton, Joe (5 September 2022). "Sky Sports presenter Jo Wilson announces that she has been diagnosed with stage three cervical cancer". Digital Spy . Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  6. "Jo Wilson's stunning wedding album in full as she brings date forward amid cancer news". OK! Magazine. 10 October 2022.
  7. "Sky's Jo Wilson is cancer free! 'Excellent news' from new scan results". OK! Magazine. 18 April 2023.