Jeanette KwakyeMBE

Presenter and Broadcaster

Jeanette is a former elite athlete, five-time British Champion and one of the most respected and talented broadcasters in the UK.

Jeanette is a former elite athlete, five-time British Champion and one of the most respected and talented broadcasters in the UK with multi sports expertise. One of her biggest career highlights and achievements was competing in the 2008 100m Olympic final in Beijing. She was the first British woman to do so in 24 years, and the only one, man or woman, to do it since.

Since retiring from injury and becoming a journalist in 2013, Jeanette has become a regular broadcaster for BBC and Channel 5. Jeanette regularly presents the BBC’s Women’s Football Show, BBC 5 Live breakfast and Fighting Talk.

Jeanette became the first black female UK TV presenter ever to host a boxing production on a terrestrial channel and she continues to present boxing events on Channel 5 to this day.

Jeanette currently leads an exciting new show for Sky Sports bringing the British Basketball League to linear and Youtube each week.

An experienced host and speaker, Jeanette has worked with brands ranging from Google, Nike, Twitter and BMW. She also works closely with the IOC and IAAF as a moderator.

In 2023 Jeanette joined The Martin Lewis Money Show which returned for its 13th series, she co-hosts alongside Martin.

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