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Laura Woods was born in Dagenham, London, England. She studied print journalism at Kingston University. She is an English presenter working for ITV, Amazon Prime Video, and TNT Sports.
In January 2026, Laura Woods was made an Honorary Doctor of Art at Kingston University in recognition of her outstanding contribution to journalism and promoting women in sport.
Television
After graduating from university, Laura Woods got a job at Sky Sports as a runner in 2009, working her way up to editorial assistant, then into production as assistant producer, associate producer and producer.
She started presenting by doing behind-the-scenes interviews on the darts coverage for Sky Sports’ YouTube channel.
Laura Woods then got a job on the Saturday morning kids’ show Game Changers. From there she started reporting on the NFL and joined the Soccer AM online presenting team, which included a trip to Euro 2016 in France where she broadcast live on Facebook every day.
By 2018, Laura Woods became a regular pitch-side reporter on Super Sunday, occasionally reporting with Gary Neville. She left Sky Sports in 2022.
Laura Woods also worked for DAZN, as part of their coverage of boxing and the Women’s Champions League. In July 2023, she left the company.
On 17 August 2022, it was announced that Laura Woods would be joining Osi Umenyiora and Jason Bell on an hour-long NFL highlights show every Friday on ITV. On 7 September 2023, she was replaced by Craig Doyle.
On 18 July 2023, Laura Woods joined TNT Sports as the lead presenter for the UEFA Champions League and the boxing coverage.
Laura Woods was the lead presenter of ITV’s coverage of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup.
Radio
In March 2020, Laura Woods was announced as the main presenter for Talksport’s breakfast show, presenting Monday to Wednesday, with Thursdays and Fridays presented by Alan Brazil.
On 14 June 2023, Laura Woods announced that she was leaving the breakfast show. Her final show was on 28 June 2023.
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