Sarah Stirk

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Sarah Stirk
Born
Sarah Stirk

45–46 [1]
United Kingdom
Occupation TV presenter
Years active2007–present

Sarah Stirk is a British television presenter.

Broadcasting career

Stirk began her broadcasting career on MUTV, the channel for prominent football team Manchester United. She has also presented on BBC's East Midlands Today . [2]

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She spent two years covering the PGA Golf Tour on the now defunct Setanta Golf. [3] After Setanta's demise in 2009 she started presenting sports news for the BBC, appearing on the BBC News Channel [4] in the UK and BBC World News, including Sports Today. She works for Sky News.

Stirk has also reported on the Open Championship on radio for TalkSport [4] and in 2010 was part of the team on Radio 5 Live's coverage of the PGA Championship and Scottish Open.

Writing

Stirk contributes to several golfing publications, [5] including Golf International and A Place in the Sun.

Personal life

In 2021, Stirk came out as a lesbian. [6]

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References

  1. "Interview in Attitude Magazine". 15 June 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  2. AWARD WINNERS – CONQUERING CULTURAL BARRIERS Archived 9 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine East Midlands Development Agency, 23 December 2004
  3. Rory McIlroy interview Holywood Online
  4. 1 2 News and selected assignments David Welch Management
  5. Sarah Stirk's Masters fancies Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Golf365, 7 April 2010
  6. "Sky Sports' Sarah Stirk: 'I'm proud of who I am - and I want to have a voice in the community'". Attitude.co.uk. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.