Charlotte Jackson

Charlotte Jackson
Charlotte Jackson
Born 29 June 1979 (1979-06-29) (age 32)
Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
Nationality British
Occupation Television presenter, Singer, Model

Charlotte Louise Jackson (born 29 June 1979 in Portsmouth, Hampshire), is a British journalist and television presenter, currently a presenter on Sky Sports News. She played lacrosse and tennis for Hampshire, while her mother played lacrosse for England.

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Biography

Her family originated from Liverpool, and she is a lifelong Liverpool fan.

Career

She was also a singer and backing vocalist[1] and was a backing vocalist for Tony Christie for a TV appearance of his hit, "Is This the Way to Amarillo".[citation needed] She hosted the Barnardos Young Supporters Concert from 2005-2009, and participated in Catfight in 2007, a boxing match in Hammersmith Palais.[1]

Broadcasting

In 2004 Jackson wrote and presented sports news for a variety of sports websites, including sportal.com, TEAMtalk, Football365 and Golf365 among other sports related websites - where she wrote and presented sports bulletins. Jackson also presented the coverage of the National Hunt Festival for the official Cheltenham website in 2006.

She joined Setanta Sports News in 2007,[1] co-hosting Lunchtime Live alongside Murray Dron, and presented various live events, including BetFred League of Legends darts tournament. She presented the Beijing Bulletin for Al Jazeera +3 Sport's coverage of the 2008 Summer Olympics, with Rhodri Williams.

After the channel ceased broadcasting in June 2009, she joined Sky Sports in August 2009, presenting on Sky Sports News. She also regularly appears with Tim Shaw on his radio show, Absolution. She hosted the 2009 FIFA World Player of the Year Awards Ceremony in Zurich alongside Pedro Pinto.[2]

Charlotte presents Sky Sports Football quiz show 'Take It Like A Fan with John Fendley. The show is based around going to different British football league grounds and asking quiz questions.

Charlotte presented the second series of ITV's 71 Degrees North alongside Paddy McGuinness.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Stunning Charlotte Jackson is making sport on TV a whole lot sexier". thelondonpaper. 7 May 2008. http://www.thelondonpaper.com/cs/Satellite/london/news/article/1157151654773?packedargs=aid%3D1157151654773%26suffix%3DArticleController. Retrieved 9 June 2008. [dead link]
  2. ^ Messi and Marta on top of the world (FIFA.com) 21 December 2009
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