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Sally Jean Gray
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(born June 1968) is a
Scottish television presenter.
Life and career
Education and early career
Gray earned a BA Degree in Communication and Media Studies from
Queen Margaret University
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History
The university was founded in 1875, as ''The Edinburgh School of Cookery and Domestic ...
in
Edinburgh
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. After graduation Gray began to work behind the scenes at the
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, and soon after, entered a BBC Journalism course. On this course Gray researched for programmes such as ''
Question Time
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'', ''
Public Eye
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'' and ''
Newsroom South East
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In 1992, ''South Today'' ...
''.
In 2001, Gray participated in the celebrity special in the fourth season of ''
Fort Boyard'' alongside
Nell McAndrew
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Early life
McAndrew w ...
,
Tris Payne,
Scott Wright and
Keith Duffy
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. Gray also presented the pilot episode of Channel 4's
Scrapheap Challenge
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.
Television presenting
Gray began presenting television as a reporter on ''
GMTV''. Gray then moved on to lifestyle shows such as
ITV
ITV or iTV may refer to:
ITV
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's ''
Moving Day'' in 2004 and ''
Our House'', BBC's ''
Real Rooms'' and ''
The Really Useful Show''. Gray presented ''How to Find a Husband... and What to do if You Can't'' for
UKTV Style in 2006.
Since 2007, Gray runs a company called Presenters Inc, with
Jonas Hurst, specializing in TV Presenter Training.
Children's television
As a
CBBC
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entertainment presenter Gray presented shows including ''
50/50'' between 1997 and 2002 and the multi-award-winning ''
It'll Never Work?
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'' from 1993 to 1999, and ''
Record Breakers'' among others.
Honours and charity work
In 2003, Gray was awarded an MBE for Services to Young People though her work as an Ambassador for the
Millennium Volunteers. Gray is also an Ambassador for
The Prince's Trust
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.
In 2005, she was voted 44th of Scotland on Sunday's 50 Most Eligible Women and in 2006 Gray was ranked 19th.
Personal life
Gray has been married since August 2009 and has two children.
References
External links
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Living people
1968 births
People from Paisley, Renfrewshire
GMTV presenters and reporters
Scottish television presenters
Scottish women television presenters
Members of the Order of the British Empire
Alumni of Queen Margaret University