Sue Thearle
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Sue Thearle is a British
journalist.
She presented on the now defunct Setanta Sports News
. She is currently a relief presenter on the BBC
's 24 hour news channel BBC News
. She was previously a sports presenter on the channel and on BBC Breakfast
.
After training as a journalist, Thearle began her career on a local newspaper in Hertfordshire
. During her later days there, her assistant answered her phone to England captain Bobby Moore
and sold the quotes Moore gave him to a national newspaper. Thearle later met Moore at an England game a month before his death. Thearle then moved to the Daily Telegraph as a football writer, and later presented and reported for Sky TV
Thearle joined BBC Breakfast in 1996 as a reporter, before being promoted to the presenting team. She has also reported for Grandstand
and Football Focus
- and was the only female voice on Match of the Day. She fluffed her lines in 1998 whilst commentating on the highlights of an FA Cup
match featuring Basingstoke Town F.C.
, as she forgot what to say and angrily whispered an expletive.
In February 2008, Thearle began relief presenting duties on BBC News in addition to her duties as sports presenter on the channel and on BBC Breakfast
.
Married to Scott, the couple have one child (born November 2003), and are presently expecting their second. A regular at Arsenal F.C.
, Thearle also describes herself as an average skier and a huge fan of the cinema
In 2005 Thearle ran her first London Marathon
, with partner Helen Millgate (a cancer survivor), supporting her favourite charity Help The Hospices
On 30th May 2008, Sue left her sports presenting duties on BBC Breakfast
after 13 years, to become a freelance
journalist. She currently presents on the BBC News channel and on the now defunct Setanta Sports News
.
United Kingdom
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journalist.
She presented on the now defunct Setanta Sports News
Setanta Sports News
Setanta Sports News was a television channel from Virgin Media Television and Setanta Sports. The channel launched on 29 November 2007. as a rolling 24-hour sports news channel using the strength of the Setanta Sports brand across the United Kingdom and Ireland . It was available to all Virgin...
. She is currently a relief presenter on the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
's 24 hour news channel BBC News
BBC News
BBC News is the department of the British Broadcasting Corporation responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs. The department is the world's largest broadcast news organisation and generates about 120 hours of radio and television output each day, as well as online...
. She was previously a sports presenter on the channel and on BBC Breakfast
BBC Breakfast
BBC Breakfast is the morning television news programme simulcast on BBC One and the BBC News channel. It is presented live from BBC Television Centre in White City, West London, and contains a mixture of news, sport, weather, business and feature items...
.
After training as a journalist, Thearle began her career on a local newspaper in Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England. The county town is Hertford.The county is one of the Home Counties and lies inland, bordered by Greater London , Buckinghamshire , Bedfordshire , Cambridgeshire and...
. During her later days there, her assistant answered her phone to England captain Bobby Moore
Bobby Moore
Robert Frederick Chelsea "Bobby" Moore, OBE was an English footballer. He captained West Ham United for more than ten years and was captain of the England team that won the 1966 World Cup...
and sold the quotes Moore gave him to a national newspaper. Thearle later met Moore at an England game a month before his death. Thearle then moved to the Daily Telegraph as a football writer, and later presented and reported for Sky TV
British Sky Broadcasting
British Sky Broadcasting Group plc is a satellite broadcasting, broadband and telephony services company headquartered in London, United Kingdom, with operations in the United Kingdom and the Ireland....
Thearle joined BBC Breakfast in 1996 as a reporter, before being promoted to the presenting team. She has also reported for Grandstand
Grandstand (BBC)
Grandstand was a British television sport programme. Broadcast between 1958 and 2007, it was one of the BBC's longest running sports shows, alongside BBC Sports Personality of the Year.Its first presenter was Peter Dimmock...
and Football Focus
Football Focus
Football Focus is a BBC television show, broadcast on BBC One on Saturday lunchtimes, covering football, presented from the 2009/2010 season by Dan Walker...
- and was the only female voice on Match of the Day. She fluffed her lines in 1998 whilst commentating on the highlights of an FA Cup
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...
match featuring Basingstoke Town F.C.
Basingstoke Town F.C.
Basingstoke Town Football Club is an English football club based in Basingstoke, Hampshire. The club are currently members of the Conference South and play at the Camrose, named after their late benefactor, Lord Camrose. Their motto, 'Vestigia Nulla Retrorsum', means 'No stepping...
, as she forgot what to say and angrily whispered an expletive.
In February 2008, Thearle began relief presenting duties on BBC News in addition to her duties as sports presenter on the channel and on BBC Breakfast
BBC Breakfast
BBC Breakfast is the morning television news programme simulcast on BBC One and the BBC News channel. It is presented live from BBC Television Centre in White City, West London, and contains a mixture of news, sport, weather, business and feature items...
.
Married to Scott, the couple have one child (born November 2003), and are presently expecting their second. A regular at Arsenal F.C.
Arsenal F.C.
Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups...
, Thearle also describes herself as an average skier and a huge fan of the cinema
In 2005 Thearle ran her first London Marathon
London Marathon
The London Marathon is one of the biggest running events in the world, and one of the five top world marathons that make up the World Marathon Majors competition, which has a $1 million prize purse. It has been held each spring in London since 1981. The race is currently sponsored by Virgin Money,...
, with partner Helen Millgate (a cancer survivor), supporting her favourite charity Help The Hospices
On 30th May 2008, Sue left her sports presenting duties on BBC Breakfast
BBC Breakfast
BBC Breakfast is the morning television news programme simulcast on BBC One and the BBC News channel. It is presented live from BBC Television Centre in White City, West London, and contains a mixture of news, sport, weather, business and feature items...
after 13 years, to become a freelance
Freelancer
A freelancer, freelance worker, or freelance is somebody who is self-employed and is not committed to a particular employer long term. These workers are often represented by a company or an agency that resells their labor and that of others to its clients with or without project management and...
journalist. She currently presents on the BBC News channel and on the now defunct Setanta Sports News
Setanta Sports News
Setanta Sports News was a television channel from Virgin Media Television and Setanta Sports. The channel launched on 29 November 2007. as a rolling 24-hour sports news channel using the strength of the Setanta Sports brand across the United Kingdom and Ireland . It was available to all Virgin...
.