Sarah Jane Brett (born 1974) is an Irish radio presenter, who broadcasts on BBC Radio Ulster breakfast show.

Early life

Brett was born in Northampton. Her parents moved to Portnoo, a village beside Narin in the west of

County Donegal County Donegal ( ; ga, Contae Dhún na nGall) is a county of Ireland in the province of Ulster and in the Northern and Western Region. It is named after the town of Donegal in the south of the county. It has also been known as County Tyrconn ...

Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...

, when she was four. She attended St. Columba's Comprehensive School in

Glenties Glenties () is a town in County Donegal, Ireland. It is situated where two glens meet, north-west of the Bluestack Mountains, near the confluence of two rivers. Glenties is the largest centre of population in the parish of Iniskeel. Glenties has ...

, County Donegal. She enrolled on a journalism course in Derry in her mid-20s.

Career

Journalism

Brett did a work placement at the '' Sunday Tribune'' in Dublin. She worked at the '' Belfast Telegraph'' for eight years.

Radio Foyle

Brett joined BBC Radio Foyle in 2004, later occasionally working on ''

Good Morning Ulster ''Good Morning Ulster'' is the flagship Northern Irish radio breakfast programme broadcast on BBC Radio Ulster. The main presenting team is Sarah Brett and Chris Buckler: this core team is augmented with Joel Taggart, Mark Devenport, Declan Harv ...

'' and '' Talk Back'' at

BBC Radio Ulster BBC Radio Ulster ( ga, BBC Raidió Uladh) is a Northern Irish radio station owned and operated by BBC Northern Ireland, a division of the BBC. It was established on New Year's Day 1975, replacing what had been an opt-out of BBC Radio 4. It is ...

. She worked with

Enda McClafferty Enda McClafferty (born 19 May 1970) is an Irish journalist who is the political editor of BBC Northern Ireland. He was appointed to the role in December 2020. Early life McClafferty was born in Letterkenny, Ireland and attended Ulster Universit ...

on the Breakfast show from 2010 and won the News Broadcaster of the Year award at the 2013 Phonographic Performance Ireland awards.

Radio Five Live

In September 2014 Brett joined Radio Five Live on the Afternoon Edition Monday-Thursday programme from 1.00 pm to 4.00 pm, beginning with Dan Walker. In May 2019 she replaced Phil Williams as host of the late evening show, 10.30 pm to 1.00 am, Monday to Wednesday.

Radio Ulster

In February 2020, it was announced that Brett would be one of the new co-presenters of

with Chris Buckler.

Personal life

Brett gave birth to a son in 2014. Her husband is Terry Coyle, whom she met in Derry, and who is from

Creggan, Derry Creggan ( ga, An Creagán; meaning ''stony place'') is a large housing estate in Derry, Northern Ireland, on a hill not far from the river Foyle. The estate is very close to the border with County Donegal in the Republic of Ireland. History ...

References

External links

''Good Morning Ulster''
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