''The Sarah-Jane Mee Show'' (also known as ''Sky News with Sarah Hewson'') is a weekday news programme in the United Kingdom on
Sky News
Sky News is a British free-to-air television news channel and organisation. Sky News is distributed via an English-language radio news service, and through online channels. It is owned by Sky Group, a division of Comcast. John Ryley is the hea ...
, presented by
Sarah-Jane Mee
Sarah-Jane Mee (born 10 July 1978) is a Sky News presenter and the anchor of ''The Sarah-Jane Mee Show''. From October 2016 until October 2019, Mee anchored ''Sunrise''.
Career
After graduating from the University of Manchester, Mee joined Sky ...
. The slot has been part of the Sky News schedule since 2005, most notably with
Kay Burley
Kay Burley (born Kay McGurrin; 17 December 1960) is a British broadcaster and writer. She is a presenter on Sky News and hosts ''Kay Burley'', the breakfast slot on the channel. She also worked for BBC Local Radio, Tyne Tees Television, and TV- ...
as presenter until October 2019. It combines rolling-news coverage with debates and interviews on the day's issues plus human interest stories. The show airs between 2 pm5 pm Monday to Friday. On Fridays, the show title is not used on air, however the same show format is used and presented by Belle Donati.
Broadcasts
The show began in its current format in October 2019 when
Kay Burley
Kay Burley (born Kay McGurrin; 17 December 1960) is a British broadcaster and writer. She is a presenter on Sky News and hosts ''Kay Burley'', the breakfast slot on the channel. She also worked for BBC Local Radio, Tyne Tees Television, and TV- ...
and
Sarah-Jane Mee
Sarah-Jane Mee (born 10 July 1978) is a Sky News presenter and the anchor of ''The Sarah-Jane Mee Show''. From October 2016 until October 2019, Mee anchored ''Sunrise''.
Career
After graduating from the University of Manchester, Mee joined Sky ...
swapped time slots. Kay took over a shorter self titled
breakfast programme whilst Sarah-Jane moved to afternoons at the earlier 2 pm-5 pm slot, with ''
The News Hour with Mark Austin
''The News Hour with Mark Austin'' is a weekday news programme in the United Kingdom on Sky News, presented by Mark Austin. It combines rolling-news coverage with analysis and interviews on the day's issues. The show airs between 5 pm7 pm Mon ...
'' following from 5 pm til 7 pm.
The show is currently broadcast from the "Glass Box", actually
Studio 21, Sky Central, Osterley. It has also been broadcast from the UK party conferences.
From September 2020 to June 2021, ''The Sarah-Jane Mee Show'' was branded in programme guides as ''Sky News with Sarah Hewson'' as Mee was on maternity leave from Sky News. During this time the typical Friday format was used each weekday (i.e. the programme title isn't been used and Sarah Hewson is presenting).
Isabel Webster
Isabel Webster is a British television presenter and newsreader, who currently co-hosts GB News Breakfast alongside Eamonn Holmes. Until December 2017, Webster co-hosted ''Sunrise'' on Sky News, alongside Stephen Dixon.
Early life and educa ...
hosted the slot on Fridays during this period.
After serving as Friday presenter and relief anchor for many years, Sarah Hewson left Sky News in December 2021.
Current presenters
History
Until October 2007, the programme ran for two hours, and aired between 12 pm2 pm, under the name of ''Lunchtime Live''. Thereafter the programme, known as ''Afternoon Live'' ran for 4 hours (1 pm5 pm) until the launch of ''
The Live Desk'' in September 2008. From October 2016, the programme was moved to run from 3 pm6:30 pm, as part of a new schedule. On Friday, as a result of no ''
Ian King Live
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Early life and career
King was brought up in Bristol and Devon. He has a degree in history from the University of ...
'' from 6:30 pm7 pm, the show ran until 7 pm.
On 11 April 2011 the ''Afternoon Live'' name was axed as part of a wider refresh at Sky News; the strand was then simply known as ''Sky News''. It was presented by Sarah Hewson on Friday, or Gamal Fahnbulleh when she is unavailable.
''Afternoon Live'' is also the name of a news programme on
BBC News
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between 2 pm5 pm on weekdays since 9 October 2017, which was usually presented by
Simon McCoy
Simon McCoy (born 7 October 1961) is a British journalist and former newsreader on BBC News and Sky News and presenter at GB News.
Early life
McCoy was born on 7 October 1961 in Hammersmith. He was educated at the independent Sherborne School ...
.
From September 2018, the afternoon slot on the channel was again rebranded to ''The Kay Burley Show'', broadcast between 2 pm5 pm, Kay hosted Monday to Thursday, while on Fridays the slot wasn't named ''The Kay Burley Show'' as such, but a similar format is used and presented by Sarah Hewson.
In September 2019, Sky News announced changes to their schedule, including Burley moving to present
a new breakfast show. As part of the reorganisation, ''
Sunrise
Sunrise (or sunup) is the moment when the upper rim of the Sun appears on the horizon in the morning. The term can also refer to the entire process of the solar disk crossing the horizon and its accompanying atmospheric effects.
Terminology
Al ...
'' presenter
Sarah-Jane Mee
Sarah-Jane Mee (born 10 July 1978) is a Sky News presenter and the anchor of ''The Sarah-Jane Mee Show''. From October 2016 until October 2019, Mee anchored ''Sunrise''.
Career
After graduating from the University of Manchester, Mee joined Sky ...
would move to presenting the afternoon show in Burley's place. The programme was renamed ''The Sarah-Jane Mee Show'' on Monday 14 October 2019.
Sarah Hewson continued to host each Friday until December 2021 when Hewson decided to leave Sky News. Belle Donati has since took over Friday presenting duties.
Former names
* ''The Kay Burley Show'' September 2018 – October 2019
* ''Sky News with Kay Burley'' April 2011 – September 2018
* ''Afternoon Live'' October 2007 – April 2011
* ''Lunchtime Live'' October 2005 – October 2007
References
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