Rebecca Joanne Jago (née Gunton; born 20 April 1976 in

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) is an English television news presenter, currently employed by

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Career

Jago attended

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from 1989 to 1994. She graduated from the

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in 1997 with a BA in Media Performance and then spent some time in

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, where she worked in a public bar. Jago started her career at Vibe FM radio station (subsequently known as Vibe 105-108, and now known as

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), working her way up from researcher to become the co-presenter on the breakfast show. After appearing in a television documentary about Vibe FM, she was spotted by producers of ''

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'' who hired her as their

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, and she also appeared on Channel 5's ''

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'', where she would introduce

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contributors. In November 2001, she joined the

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children's news programme ''

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'', becoming one of the two main presenters. While she worked on the programme, she appeared on a celebrity version of ''

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'' but was the first to be eliminated after incorrectly answering the 50/50 question, ''"What is the safest way to read a

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instruction manual - A

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or a

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?"'' Jago joined

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on 28 February 2003 to be

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's foil on ''

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''. She stayed with the new host

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after Tarrant left in 2004, but her involvement ended when her contract ended in December 2004. She then had stints as a reporter on

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's ''Entertainment Today'' programme, and ''

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'', before returning to ITV Anglia in May 2005 as a feature reporter and presenter. Since 12 February 2009, Jago has been the co-presenter of ''

'', alongside

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Personal life

Ipswich Town Ipswich Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. They play in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. The club was founded in 1878 but did not turn profession ...

supporter, Jago played football from school level, and in various works teams. Her mother died of

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, and Jago supports charities in this area. Jago married in December 2004, and lives in Norfolk with her husband and her twin sons. On 17 October 2012 she gave birth to her third child, another boy. Jago returned to ''ITV News Anglia'' on 5 November 2013.Becky's big news
Norfolk Magazine, 15 May 2013

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jago, Becky 1976 births Living people British television presenters Newsround presenters ITV regional newsreaders and journalists Mass media people from Bury St Edmunds Alumni of the University of Bedfordshire Capital (radio network)