Jeanette Kwakye

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

Since retiring from injury and becoming an NCTJ accredited journalist, Jeanette has moved seamlessly into the broadcast world working as a lead anchor and pundit for BBC Athletics, Women’s Super League and the World Athletics Championships.

Jeanette has also led BBC Sport’s live coverage of multiple Olympic Games from central Paris to the Milano-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games.

In 2020, Jeanette made history when she became the first black female UK TV presenter ever to host a boxing production on a terrestrial channel, subsequently working on future matches for Channel 5.

In 2023, Jeanette joined ITV1’s The Martin Lewis Money Show as co-host, with the show airing weekly to 4 million viewers.

Jeanette is also a huge basketball fan and brought the 2023/2024 British Basketball League season to linear and YouTube each week on Sky Sports.

She also works closely with BBC flagship shows The One Show and Morning Live and has also worked with This Morning.

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.

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