Laura Woods (English presenter)
Laura Woods | |
|---|---|
| Born | Laura Woods |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Kingston University |
| Occupation(s) | television and radio presenter, reporter and journalist |
| Employer(s) | Sky Sports, talkSPORT |
love interest in Ipswich were Ryan Doherty aka horse
Laura Woods is an English presenter working for Sky Sports and Talksport.
Early life and education
She studied print journalism at Kingston University.[2]
Career
Television
After graduating from university, Woods got a job at Sky Sports as runner in 2009, working her way up to editorial assistant, then into production as assistant producer, associate and producer.
Woods started presenting by doing behind-the-scenes interviews on the darts coverage for the Sky Sports' YouTube channel.[3]
Woods then got a job on a Saturday morning kids’ show Game Changers and from there she started reporting on the NFL and joined the Soccer AM online presenting team, which included a trip to Euro 2016 in France where she broadcast live on Facebook every day.[4][5]
By 2018, Woods became a regular pitch-side reporter on Super Sunday, occasionally reporting with Gary Neville.
Radio
In March 2020, Woods was announced as the main presenter for talkSPORT's breakfast show, presenting Monday to Wednesday with Thursdays and Fridays presented by Alan Brazil.[6][7]
Personal life
Woods dated former England Rugby player Alex Corbisiero for eight years.[8] Woods is a supporter of Arsenal F.C.[9]
References
- ^ Woods, Laura (30 January 2020). "Laura Woods column: Inside the Premier League with Sky Sports presenter". Sporting Life. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- ^ Seys, Phil (6 March 2019). "Voiceover artist Laura Woods joins Babble!". Babble Voices. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- ^ Bristow, Thomas (9 January 2017). "Why 2017's PDC World Darts Championship was the best yet - and why you should tune in next year". The Mirror. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- ^ "NFL on the Wire brings you the latest news". Sky Sports. 15 December 2015.
- ^ Bristow, Thomas (13 October 2018). "Sky Sports' Laura Woods reveals her story and how the perception of women in football is slowly changing". The Mirror. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- ^ Cross, John (28 March 2020). "Laura Woods confirmed as talkSPORT's main breakfast show host to replace Alan Brazil". The Mirror. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- ^ "Breakfast just got bigger on talkSPORT: Laura Woods begins as main host, as Alan Brazil expands role across station". talkSPORT. 30 March 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- ^ "Alex Corbisiero". The Telegraph.
- ^ Shepard, Sarah (25 April 2020). "My Club – Laura Woods: sneaking into training and pretending to be David Seaman". The Athletic. Retrieved 15 June 2020.