Shelagh Fogarty was born on 13 January 1966 and is a British radio presenter, journalist and former television presenter.
13 Facts About Shelagh Fogarty
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Shelagh Fogarty credited the school with providing her with inspiration on her life.
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Shelagh Fogarty studied French and Spanish at Durham University, graduating in 1988.
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Shelagh Fogarty initially worked as a BBC trainee at Radio Humberside, Radio Guernsey, Radio Bristol, Radio Sheffield and Radio Merseyside.
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Shelagh Fogarty co-hosted the Radio Merseyside breakfast show in the early 1990s with Roger Summerskill for around three years, entitled Morning Merseyside.
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Shelagh Fogarty joined Radio 4 in 1994, and went freelance in 1999.
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Shelagh Fogarty then moved on to Radio 5 Live where she co-presented Weekend Breakfast before moving to co-host the Breakfast programme with Nicky Campbell.
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The programme was broadcast from Westminster on Wednesdays when Shelagh Fogarty was joined by political correspondent John Pienaar, a guest journalist and three members of Parliament to cover Prime Minister's Questions.
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Shelagh Fogarty had been asked to return to the area to see how safe she felt walking around after dark.
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In January 2010, Shelagh Fogarty joined the presenting team of The Daily Politics, co-hosting the show on Thursdays with Andrew Neil.
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In July 2014, Shelagh Fogarty announced that she would be leaving 5 Live to explore other opportunities.
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In May 2022, Shelagh Fogarty challenged Conservative MP Jonathan Gullis over the political career of Boris Johnson.
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Shelagh Fogarty won the Sony Silver Award in 2007 for the 5 Live Breakfast programme as Best News and Current Affairs Programme with Nicky Campbell.