Sarah-Jane Mee (born 10 July 1978) is a

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presenter and the anchor of ''

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''. From October 2016 until October 2019, Mee anchored ''Sunrise''.

Career

After graduating from the

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, Mee joined Sky Sports as a runner, then moved to the planning desk before becoming a producer. In October 2002, she joined

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to present the sport on Central News West, and latterly the main news programme. She also anchored the pan-regional programme, ''Soccer Monday''. She then became the face of sport for ITV in the Midlands. As well as presenting on the six o'clock news programme ''

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'' most evenings as Main and Sports Presenter, she was the main presenter of ITV Central's weekly ''Central Soccer Night'' show. She co-hosted the ITV Central and London football programme ''Hancock's Half-Time'', along with

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(which replaced ''Central Soccer Night''). The show was later given its original name of ''Central Soccer Night'' after Hancock departed, and Mee hosted the show into 2007, along with former

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and

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striker

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. She also co-presented the last series of

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's ''

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'' with

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and

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. Her radio career began in 2006, when she stood in for Hellon Wheels on the ''Ed James Breakfast Show'' on

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, whilst Hellon had her first baby. After a successful three-month stint on the show over the Summer of 2006, she rejoined the show as a regular host in January 2007. In January 2008, it was announced that she would leave both Central Television and Heart FM to rejoin

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. She left Central in January, and presented her last show for Heart in March. Mee became a part of Sky Sports'

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team on Wednesday evenings, alongside

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. Since May 2009, Mee has co-presented ''

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'' on

. In August 2013, she started presenting a new weekly show on Sky Sports called ''What's The Story?'' In June 2014 Mee cycled the 190 km leg of the upcoming

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, from

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for the Sky Sports show ''Riding The Dales''. From October 2019 Mee presented ''

'' on

, Monday to Thursday 2 pm – 5 pm. In September 2022 she mistook a march at Trafalgar Square protesting the

shooting of Chris Kaba Chris Le Messie Kaba was shot dead by a police officer in Streatham Hill, London, England, on 5 September 2022 after a police pursuit. On the evening of the shooting, Kaba was driving a car that officers believed was linked to a "firearms inci ...

for a gathering of people marking the death of the Queen; Sky News later issued an apology regarding this. Mee presented the final episode of ''

'' on 31 August 2023. On 2 October 2023, Mee's primetime evening show ''The UK Tonight with Sarah-Jane Mee'' premiered on

Personal life

She married Ben Richardson, the chief executive of a branding agency, in 2022. They have a daughter born in June 2020. Mee is stepmother to Ben's son from a previous relationship.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mee, Sarah-Jane 1978 births Living people Alumni of the University of Manchester English television personalities English radio personalities Sky News newsreaders and journalists