Laura Woods is an English presenter working for DAZN,

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and Talksport. She currently hosts the Sports Breakfast show on Talksport on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday with Ally McCoist.

Early life and education

Woods studied print journalism at Kingston University.

Career

Television

After graduating from university, Woods got a job at

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as runner in 2009, working her way up to editorial assistant, then into production as assistant producer, associate and producer. She started presenting by doing behind-the-scenes interviews on the darts coverage for Sky Sports'

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. Woods then got a job on the Saturday morning kids' show ''Game Changers''. From there she started reporting on the

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and joined the '' Soccer AM'' online presenting team, which included a trip to

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in France where she broadcast live on Facebook every day. By 2018, Woods became a regular pitch-side reporter on '' Super Sunday'', occasionally reporting with

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. In 2022, she left Sky Sports. Woods also works for DAZN, as part of their coverage of boxing and the Woman's Champions League. On 17 August 2022, it was announced that Woods would be joining Osi Umenyiora and Jason Bell on an hour-long NFL highlights show every Friday on ITV.

Radio

In March 2020, Woods was announced as the main presenter for talkSPORT's breakfast show, presenting Monday to Wednesday, with Thursdays and Fridays presented by Alan Brazil.

Personal life

Woods dated former England Rugby player Alex Corbisiero for eight years. Woods is a supporter of

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