Sally Nugent

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Sally Nugent
Born (1971-08-05) 5 August 1971 (age 52)
Birkenhead, Merseyside, England
Education Upton Hall School FCJ
Alma mater University of Huddersfield
Occupations
  • Journalist
  • newsreader
  • television presenter
Known for BBC Breakfast
SpouseGavin Hawthorn (separated)
Children1

Sally Nugent (born 5 August 1971) is an English journalist, newsreader and television presenter. Since October 2021, she has presented BBC Breakfast along with Dan Walker, Naga Munchetty, Charlie Stayt and Jon Kay.

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Early life and education

Nugent was born on 5 August 1971 on the Wirral Peninsula [1] and was educated at Upton Hall School FCJ. [2] She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Arts and French from the University of Huddersfield. [3]

Career

Her first media role was at BBC Radio Merseyside before moving on to report on and read the sports news on BBC North West Tonight . In 2003 she became a sports reporter for BBC News, appearing on national bulletins, [1] before becoming a sports news presenter on the BBC News Channel (known at the time as BBC News 24). There she travelled to Germany for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, anchoring Sportsday from there. Nugent then spent a period as a news correspondent on TV and radio, and as a relief presenter on the BBC News Channel.

In November 2011, Nugent began co-presenting BBC Breakfast on a freelance basis, filling in when regular hosts were unavailable. From April 2012 she presented sports bulletins alongside Mike Bushell on Breakfast following the programme's move to its new location at Media City in Salford. She established herself as one of the regular co-presenters of the Breakfast team after appearing on the Christmas Eve 2012 edition with Bill Turnbull, [4] through to September 2021 reporting on Emma Raducanu's historic victory in the US Open tennis championship.

On 27 October 2021, it was announced that Nugent would become a permanent presenter of BBC Breakfast alongside Dan Walker, Charlie Stayt, and Naga Munchetty. She replaced Louise Minchin following Minchin's departure after 20 years on the programme. [5] It was announced she would dance with Graziano Di Prima for the 2023 Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special. [6]

Personal life

Nugent was married to Gavin Hawthorn, with whom she has one son. She lives in Hale, Greater Manchester. In 2023, it was announced that Nugent and Hawthorn had separated after 13 years of marriage. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Sally makes jump to big league". Manchester Evening News. 26 May 2003. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
  2. ↑ "Welcome". Upton Hall School. Archived from the original on 5 January 2009.
  3. ↑ "Sports Journalism" (PDF). www2.hud.ac.uk. 22 September 2010. Retrieved 11 February 2011.[ dead link ]
  4. ↑ Sport news bulletins start in Salford BBC.co.uk, 6 March 2012
  5. ↑ "Sally Nugent replaces Louise Minchin on BBC Breakfast". BBC News . 27 October 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  6. ↑ "Strictly Christmas Special 2023 - Sally Nugent and Graziano Di Prima tease "elegant" festive foxtrot". BBC Media Centre. BBC. 17 December 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  7. ↑ Hacon, Carly (13 May 2023). "BBC Breakfast host left devastated after splitting from husband of 17 years". Dailystar.co.uk. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
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