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Sarah Jane Brett (born 1974) is an Irish radio presenter, who broadcasts on BBC Radio Ulster's breakfast show.

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Early life

Brett was born in Northampton. [1] Her parents moved to Portnoo, a village beside Narin in the west of County Donegal, Ireland, when she was four. She attended St. Columba's Comprehensive School in Glenties, County Donegal.

She enrolled on a journalism course in Derry in her mid-20s.

Career

Journalism

Brett did a work placement at the Sunday Tribune in Dublin. She worked at the Belfast Telegraph for eight years.

Radio Foyle

Brett joined BBC Radio Foyle in 2004, later occasionally working on Good Morning Ulster and Talk Back at BBC Radio Ulster. She worked with Enda McClafferty on the Breakfast show from 2010 [2] and won the News Broadcaster of the Year award at the 2013 Phonographic Performance Ireland awards. [3]

Radio Five Live

In September 2014 Brett joined Radio Five Live on the Afternoon Edition Monday-Thursday programme from 1.00 pm to 4.00 pm, beginning with Dan Walker. In May 2019 she replaced Phil Williams as host of the late evening show, 10.30 pm to 1.00 am, Monday to Wednesday.

Radio Ulster

In February 2020, it was announced that Brett would be one of the new co-presenters of Good Morning Ulster on BBC Radio Ulster with Chris Buckler. [4]

Personal life

Brett gave birth to a son in 2014. Her husband is Terry Coyle, whom she met in Derry, and who is from Creggan, Derry.

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References

  1. Belfast Telegraph 2015
  2. Radio Foyle
  3. "PPI Radio Awards 2013 – the winners list". radiotoday.ie. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  4. "Chris Buckler and Sarah Brett are the new Good Morning Ulster presenters". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 17 February 2020.