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Diana Dougherty is an English
television presenter, best known as the presenter of Golf Night on Sky Sports
.
Dougherty was born in Salford, Greater Manchester
and educated at Stockport Grammar School
. She then went to the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, where she studied German. While at university she played golf
and netball
.
Dougherty's media career began when she joined Galaxy Radio as part of their ground crew. She later joined Sky Sports as a runner before becoming one of the presenters on the Sky Sports News
channel. In 2007, Sky launched a dedicated golf programme and Stewart was selected to be one the show's host presenters.
Dougherty has also appeared on other programmes, including Sky3's More Big Ideas, which is shown after the Sky1 show The Big Idea, in which she speaks to the winner and losers of the show. In May 2009, she appeared in a series of adverts for Titleist
golf balls alongside ESPN's Scott Van Pelt
.
Dougherty is a big golf fan. She first picked a set of clubs at the age of six and was soon representing Cheshire Girls' and Cheshire Ladies' teams. At 17 years old she had a handicap of 6. She played in the amateur teams during the Dunhill Links Championship
in 2005.
Dougherty is a former girlfriend of England rugby
player Jonny Wilkinson
. She married European Tour golfer, Nick Dougherty
on New Year's Eve 2010.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
television presenter, best known as the presenter of Golf Night on Sky Sports
Sky Sports
Sky Sports is the brand name for a group of sports-oriented television channels operated by the UK and Ireland's main satellite pay-TV company, British Sky Broadcasting. Sky Sports is the dominant subscription television sports brand in the United Kingdom and Ireland...
.
Dougherty was born in Salford, Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2.6 million. It encompasses one of the largest metropolitan areas in the United Kingdom and comprises ten metropolitan boroughs: Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan, and the...
and educated at Stockport Grammar School
Stockport Grammar School
Stockport Grammar School is a co-educational independent school in Stockport, England, founded in 1487 by the 1482 Lord Mayor of London Sir Edmund Shaa.The school motto is "Vincit qui patitur" – He who endures, conquers....
. She then went to the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, where she studied German. While at university she played golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
and netball
Netball
Netball is a ball sport played between two teams of seven players. Its development, derived from early versions of basketball, began in England in the 1890s. By 1960 international playing rules had been standardised for the game, and the International Federation of Netball and Women's Basketball ...
.
Dougherty's media career began when she joined Galaxy Radio as part of their ground crew. She later joined Sky Sports as a runner before becoming one of the presenters on the Sky Sports News
Sky Sports News
Sky Sports News is a 24-hour sports news channel in the United Kingdom. It is run by BSkyB whose sports channels include Sky Sports 1, 2, 3 and 4, as well as Sky Sports HD1, HD2, HD3 and HD4....
channel. In 2007, Sky launched a dedicated golf programme and Stewart was selected to be one the show's host presenters.
Dougherty has also appeared on other programmes, including Sky3's More Big Ideas, which is shown after the Sky1 show The Big Idea, in which she speaks to the winner and losers of the show. In May 2009, she appeared in a series of adverts for Titleist
Titleist
Titleist is a brand name owned by Fila for golf equipment and apparel products produced by its subsidiary called the Acushnet Company, which is headquartered in Fairhaven, Massachusetts....
golf balls alongside ESPN's Scott Van Pelt
Scott Van Pelt
Scott Van Pelt is an American sportscaster. He is an anchor for the 11 p.m. edition of SportsCenter on ESPN, the host of The Scott Van Pelt Show on ESPN Radio and has also covered various golf events for the network.-Early life:...
.
Dougherty is a big golf fan. She first picked a set of clubs at the age of six and was soon representing Cheshire Girls' and Cheshire Ladies' teams. At 17 years old she had a handicap of 6. She played in the amateur teams during the Dunhill Links Championship
Dunhill Links Championship
The Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, is one of the richest golf tournaments on the European Tour. It is played in October, on three different links courses, centred around the "home of golf", St Andrews in Fife, Scotland....
in 2005.
Dougherty is a former girlfriend of England rugby
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player Jonny Wilkinson
Jonny Wilkinson
Jonathan Peter "Jonny" Wilkinson OBE is an English rugby union player and member of the England national team. Wilkinson rose to acclaim from 2001 to 2003, before and during the 2003 Rugby World Cup and was acknowledged as one of the world’s best rugby players...
. She married European Tour golfer, Nick Dougherty
Nick Dougherty
Nicholas Dougherty is an English professional golfer.Dougherty was born in Bootle, Merseyside, and attended Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School near Blackburn, Lancashire. He is a protégé of former professional golfer, Nick Faldo, and had an exceptional amateur career...
on New Year's Eve 2010.