Olivia Wayne ''(née'' Godfrey, born 1986) is a British sports journalist, and co-presenter on the

Sky Sports Sky Sports is a group of British subscription sports channels operated by the satellite pay television company Sky Group (a division of Comcast), and is the dominant subscription television sports brand in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It ...

television show '' Good Morning Sports Fans''.

Early life

She grew up in

Mill Hill Mill Hill is a suburb in the London Borough of Barnet, England. It is situated around northwest of Charing Cross. Mill Hill was in the historic county of Middlesex until 1965, when it became part of Greater London. Its population counted 18,45 ...

, London, the daughter of Jewish parents. She was educated at

North London Collegiate School North London Collegiate School (NLCS) is an independent school with a day school for girls in England. Founded in Camden Town, it is now located in Edgware, in the London Borough of Harrow. Associate schools are located in South Korea, Jeju I ...

and earned a degree in American and Canadian studies from the

University of Birmingham The University of Birmingham (informally Birmingham University) is a Public university, public research university located in Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom. It received its royal charter in 1900 as a successor to Queen's College, Birmingha ...

Career

She is a presenter on the

television show '' Good Morning Sports Fans''.

Personal life

Wayne is married to DJ and producer Zeb Wayne, the son of composer and musician

Jeff Wayne Jeffry Wayne (born 1 July 1943) is an American-British composer, musician and lyricist. In 1978, he released ''Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds'', his musical adaptation of H. G. Wells' science-fiction novel ''The War of ...

, best known for the musical ''

War of the Worlds ''The War of the Worlds'' is a science fiction novel by English author H. G. Wells, first serialised in 1897 by '' Pearson's Magazine'' in the UK and by ''Cosmopolitan'' magazine in the US. The novel's first appearance in hardcover was i ...

''.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wayne, Olivia 1986 births Living people Alumni of the University of Birmingham People educated at North London Collegiate School People from Mill Hill Sky Sports presenters and reporters British sports broadcasters British women television journalists