Shelagh Fogarty
Encyclopedia
Shelagh Fogarty, born 13 January 1966 in Liverpool
, Merseyside
, England
, is a radio
and television
presenter and journalist
. She formerly hosted the BBC Radio 5 Live
breakfast show with Nicky Campbell
.
, (now called the St John Bosco Arts College
) on Stonebridge Lane in Croxteth
. She studied French, Spanish and Portuguese at Durham University
, graduating in 1988, and spending a year out in Barcelona
. Learning her trade, she worked as a BBC trainee at Radio Humberside
, Radio Guernsey
, Radio Bristol
, Radio Sheffield
and Radio Merseyside
.
in 1994, and went freelance in 1999.
She then moved on to Radio 5 Live
to co-host the Breakfast programme with Nicky Campbell
. In April 2011, Fogarty took over from Gabby Logan
on the lunchtime show.
In January 2008, she had a gun pointed at her and her film crew whilst filming a report for ITV
's Tonight with Trevor McDonald, in Croxteth
where she was brought up. She had been asked to return to the area to see how safe she felt walking around after dark.
In January 2010 Fogarty joined the presenting team of The Daily Politics
, co-hosting the show on Thursdays with Andrew Neil
.
In March 2010, she swam a mile in The Serpentine in Hyde Park
for Sport Relief 2010
.
in 2007 for the 5 Live Breakfast programme as Best News and Current Affairs Programme with Nicky Campbell.
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
, Merseyside
Merseyside
Merseyside is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 1,365,900. It encompasses the metropolitan area centred on both banks of the lower reaches of the Mersey Estuary, and comprises five metropolitan boroughs: Knowsley, St Helens, Sefton, Wirral, and the city of Liverpool...
, England
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...
, is a radio
Radio
Radio is the transmission of signals through free space by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light. Electromagnetic radiation travels by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space...
and television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
presenter and journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
. She formerly hosted the BBC Radio 5 Live
BBC Radio 5 Live
BBC Radio 5 Live is the BBC's national radio service that specialises in live BBC News, phone-ins, and sports commentaries...
breakfast show with Nicky Campbell
Nicky Campbell
Nicholas Andrew Argyll "Nicky" Campbell is a Scottish radio and television presenter and journalist. He is known for his time presenting on programmes such as the consumer affairs programme Watchdog...
.
Early life
Fogarty is the youngest of seven children. Her Irish parents moved to England in the late 1950s. She went to the Mary Help of Christians High School, a girls' Catholic grammar schoolGrammar school
A grammar school is one of several different types of school in the history of education in the United Kingdom and some other English-speaking countries, originally a school teaching classical languages but more recently an academically-oriented secondary school.The original purpose of mediaeval...
, (now called the St John Bosco Arts College
St John Bosco Arts College
Saint John Bosco Arts College is a girls' comprehensive secondary school, in Croxteth, Liverpool, L11 9DQ The age range is 11-18 and the number of girls on roll is 1033. It is a Roman Catholic school-Admissions:...
) on Stonebridge Lane in Croxteth
Croxteth
Croxteth is a suburb of Liverpool, Merseyside, England and a Liverpool City Council Ward. Although housing in the area is predominantly modern, the suburb has some notable history. It is known locally as "Crocky"...
. She studied French, Spanish and Portuguese at Durham University
Durham University
The University of Durham, commonly known as Durham University, is a university in Durham, England. It was founded by Act of Parliament in 1832 and granted a Royal Charter in 1837...
, graduating in 1988, and spending a year out in Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
. Learning her trade, she worked as a BBC trainee at Radio Humberside
BBC Radio Humberside
BBC Radio Humberside is a BBC Local Radio service covering the area of the former English county of Humberside, which was returned to North Lincolnshire, North East Lincolnshire the East Riding of Yorkshire and the City of Kingston upon Hull on 1 April 1996....
, Radio Guernsey
BBC Radio Guernsey
BBC Guernsey is the BBC Local Radio service for the Channel Island of Guernsey and the other islands in the Bailiwick - Alderney, Sark and Herm. It broadcasts from its studios at Broadcasting House in St Sampson's on 93.2 MHz FM-VHF and 1116 kHz AM-MW in Guernsey and 99 MHz FM-VHF in...
, Radio Bristol
BBC Radio Bristol
BBC Radio Bristol is the BBC Local Radio service for the English city of Bristol and the surrounding former Avon area. Launched in September 1970, it broadcasts from Broadcasting House in Bristol on FM frequencies 94.9 MHz , 104.6 MHz , 103.6 MHz , on AM 1548 kHz and on DAB.The...
, Radio Sheffield
BBC Radio Sheffield
BBC Radio Sheffield is the BBC Local Radio service for English metropolitan county of South Yorkshire and North Derbyshire. This includes the city of Sheffield, plus Doncaster, Barnsley, Rotherham, Chesterfield and surrounding areas. It was the BBC local radio station, beginning on 15 November 1967...
and Radio Merseyside
BBC Radio Merseyside
BBC Radio Merseyside is the BBC Local Radio service for the English metropolitan county of Merseyside and north Cheshire. It was the third BBC local radio station to launch on 22 November 1967 initially serving the south west of historic Lancashire....
.
Media career
Fogarty joined Radio 4BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station, operated and owned by the BBC, that broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history. It replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. The station controller is currently Gwyneth Williams, and the...
in 1994, and went freelance in 1999.
She then moved on to Radio 5 Live
BBC Radio 5 Live
BBC Radio 5 Live is the BBC's national radio service that specialises in live BBC News, phone-ins, and sports commentaries...
to co-host the Breakfast programme with Nicky Campbell
Nicky Campbell
Nicholas Andrew Argyll "Nicky" Campbell is a Scottish radio and television presenter and journalist. He is known for his time presenting on programmes such as the consumer affairs programme Watchdog...
. In April 2011, Fogarty took over from Gabby Logan
Gabby Logan
Gabby Logan is a television presenter and radio presenter, as well as a former Wales international gymnast. She currently hosts programmes for BBC Sport, mainly focusing on football.- Early life :...
on the lunchtime show.
In January 2008, she had a gun pointed at her and her film crew whilst filming a report for ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
's Tonight with Trevor McDonald, in Croxteth
Croxteth
Croxteth is a suburb of Liverpool, Merseyside, England and a Liverpool City Council Ward. Although housing in the area is predominantly modern, the suburb has some notable history. It is known locally as "Crocky"...
where she was brought up. She had been asked to return to the area to see how safe she felt walking around after dark.
In January 2010 Fogarty joined the presenting team of The Daily Politics
The Daily Politics
The Daily Politics is a British television show launched by the BBC in 2003. Presented by Andrew Neil and Jo Coburn, the programme takes an in-depth and sometimes irreverent look at the daily goings on in Westminster and other areas across Britain and the world, and includes interviews with leading...
, co-hosting the show on Thursdays with Andrew Neil
Andrew Neil
Andrew Ferguson Neil is a Scottish journalist and broadcaster.He currently works for the BBC, presenting the live political programmes The Daily Politics and This Week...
.
In March 2010, she swam a mile in The Serpentine in Hyde Park
Hyde Park, London
Hyde Park is one of the largest parks in central London, United Kingdom, and one of the Royal Parks of London, famous for its Speakers' Corner.The park is divided in two by the Serpentine...
for Sport Relief 2010
Sport Relief 2010
Sport Relief 2010, was a fund raising event organised by Sport Relief, broadcast live on BBC One and BBC Two from the evening of 19 March 2010 to early the following morning...
.
Awards
Fogarty won the Sony Silver AwardSony Radio Academy Awards
The Sony Radio Academy Awards , started in 1983, are some of the most prestigious awards in the British radio industry. They are run by ZAFER Associates in association with the Radio Academy...
in 2007 for the 5 Live Breakfast programme as Best News and Current Affairs Programme with Nicky Campbell.
Controversy
Fogarty crossed picket lines during the 2005 BBC strike. At 7am on the day of the strike Fogarty came on live, without Nicky Campbell, without giving herself a name-check. Sports reporter Alistair Bruce-Ball responded "Thanks, Shelagh" as she handed over to him. The presenter broke ranks with many news department colleagues. During a December 2010 breakfast show, she chastised rock band Rage Against the Machine for their use of profanity.External links
- About Shelagh Fogarty BBC Radio 5 Live