10 Sep 2026

Katie Shanahan

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(50 votes, average: 4.98 out of 5)

 

Katie Shanahan is an English television and radio sports presenter and former field hockey player. She has worked with major UK broadcasters including Sky Sports, BBC Sport, ITV Sport, Channel 5, talkSPORT and Fox Sports

Katie Shanahan began her media career working in production roles before moving into on-air work with two of the biggest UK channels, BBC Sport and Sky Sports.

She is now a regular reporter for ITV Sport, and has served on major football tournaments, including the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup and the UEFA Women’s Euro 2025.

Katie Shanahan is a regular host of the weekly EFL Highlights Show on ITV.

She is also the host of professional snooker on ITV and Channel 5.

Katie Shanahan is a presenter for talkSPORT and currently hosts Early Sports Breakfast [13] and the Breakfast Show.

As part of FOX Sports’ FIFA World Cup 2026™ production, Katie Shanahan brought her international reporting experience to U.S. audiences for the first time. FOX Sports travelled across North America calling all 104 matches on-location from every one of the tournament’s 16 host cities, with Katie reporting through to the Final and interviewing some of the world’s best players such as Erling Haaland and Cristiano Ronaldo.

Katie Shanahan has also presented for Stan in Australia since 2021 including the 2026 Champions League Final in Budapest and Optus Sports Australia, covering the 2023 Women’s World Cup and Men’s UEFA Euro 2024.

25 Aug 2026

Melissa Reddy

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(15 votes, average: 4.80 out of 5)

 

Melissa Reddy is a South African football journalist and author. She was a senior reporter for Sky Sports and Sky Sports News, specializing in the Premier League, from 2022 to 2025

Whilst studying at university, Melissa Reddy did an internship at Summit TV, a business channel in South Africa. After moving to Cape Town and joining TEAMtalk Media in 2007, and working across many sports, Melissa Reddy was Head of Football by 2011, before becoming Deputy Editor of Kick Off which is Africa’s largest sport publication. On both occasions, she was the first woman to hold such a post, and was also the first to feature as a football analyst on SuperSport’s marquee shows Backpages and Monday Night Football.

Melissa Reddy became the Liverpool correspondent of Goal’s 38 editions worldwide in November 2015. Reddy was then football correspondent at ESPN, wrote for The Athletic, and became the senior football correspondent at Joe, before joining The Independent as senior football correspondent in November 2019.

Melissa Reddy’s television appearances include Sky Sports News’ Tackling Racism, Sunday Supplement, Red Men TV and the BBC’s Premier League Show. Melissa Reddy has also guested on BBC Radio 5 Live.

Melissa Reddy has written for, guested and presented shows on The Anfield Wrap. Melissa Reddy has also presented shows on The Football Ramble, and guested on Second Captains, and BT Sport’s Football Writers Podcast. In 2020, Melissa Reddy started her own podcast interview series entitled Between The Lines with Melissa Reddy. Guests have included Gary Lineker, Mauricio Pochettino and Daniel Sturridge.

Also in 2020, Melissa Reddy released her first book, entitled Believe Us: How Jürgen Klopp Transformed Liverpool Into Title Winners. The book was referenced by England national rugby union team head coach Eddie Jones as an insight into the thinking and practices of the elite team produced by Jürgen Klopp at Liverpool.

Melissa Reddy has spoken prominently about the racism and sexism she has endured in forging her career, and the barriers women face.

Melissa Reddy was shortlisted in the Best Writer category in the 2021 Football Supporters’ Association awards.

24 Aug 2026

Harriet Prior

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(33 votes, average: 4.70 out of 5)

 

Harriet Prior is an award-winning broadcaster, reporter and presenter best known for her work across men’s and women’s football on Sky Sports, including Gillette Soccer Saturday, live Premier League coverage and digital content.

Winning Young Talent of The Year at the 2025 Broadcast Sports Awards, Harriet Prior has established herself as one of the most exciting young voices in football broadcasting, earning a reputation for combining deep knowledge with a relatable, conversational style and getting the best out of the biggest names in the game.

Harriet Prior is also an experienced journalist, hosting the Liverpool-based podcast The Anfield Wrap and writing for The Independent, GQ and The Guardian. She was named 30 under 30 to watch by the Liverpool Echo.

Alongside her work on screen, Harriet Prior creates engaging digital content for audiences across socials bringing fans closer to the personalities that shape the future of sport. We’re proud to support her on this journey at Insanity.

5 Aug 2026

Orla Chennaoui

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(123 votes, average: 4.91 out of 5)

 

Orla Chennaoui (born 13 November 1978) is a Northern Irish television journalist and former all-Ireland triple jump champion. Orla Chennaoui was born in Draperstown, County Londonderry in Northern Ireland. After completing a degree in Law and French at Queen’s University Belfast, she took a postgraduate diploma in journalism at Edinburgh Napier University. While in Edinburgh Orla Chennaoui began her journalism career, working in print-journalism at Scotland on Sunday and the Edinburgh Evening News.

Orla Chennaoui moved into broadcast journalism at 2 Ten FM, a local radio station in Reading, Berkshire. A move into regional television news followed, working on the Meridian West news service at ITV Meridian and the ITV News network, based in Southampton. She returned to Scotland with a role at STV and Scotland Today.

In 2005, she joined Sky News as Northern Ireland correspondent. In 2010 Orla Chennaoui made a move into sports broadcasting for Sky Sports specialising in cycling; she was also Sky Sports’ principal correspondent for the 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games.

In 2019, Orla Chennaoui left Sky to join Eurosport as the lead presenter for the station’s coverage of cycling events. Eurosport became TNT Sports from February 2025.

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4 Aug 2026

Emma Paton

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(47 votes, average: 4.83 out of 5)

 

Emma Paton is one of the most recognisable presenters for Sky Sports News, reporting on anything from football transfer days to dart championships.

Initially joining Sky Sports in 2012, Emma has worked her way up to become a familiar face on screen and can be seen in the studio most days. Just as comfortable on the road, Emma can often be seen presenting across the UK and around the world, breaking sports stories and interviewing some of the biggest names in sport including track and field athlete Allyson Felix and cyclist Rebecca James.

Nominated for a sport industry award for her work on Sky Sports News’ transfer window coverage, Emma is committed to working with great people and organisations to define the future of sport.

Throughout her work on Sky Sports, Emma Paton has covered the first-ever all-women’s pay-per-view WWE tournament from New York, the inaugural ePremier League, and 2019’s FIFA eWorld Cup Grand Final from London’s O2. Her enthusiasm spilled over into her presenting when she was asked to be the presenter for the Sky Sports darts team in Blackpool in 2021, one of her most favoured sports.

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2 Aug 2026

Polly James

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(23 votes, average: 4.83 out of 5)

 

Polly James was born in Cardiff, Wales and is a Welsh radio and television presenter. She has presented for Absolute Radio, Radio X, and Capital South Wales. She has been a television sports broadcaster, covering darts for Sky Sports, as well as the Late Night Football Club, BBC One’s chat show for the duration of Wales’ participation in the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Polly James starting broadcasting in community radio stations like Afan FM, and Bridge FM. After working for Nation Radio Wales, she presented an overnight show on Absolute Radio in the early 2010’s, moving to Capital South Wales in 2013. During Capital’s restructuring in 2019, her Capital South Wales breakfast show (with Matt Lissack) was cancelled and she moved to Radio X. It was later nominated for Breakfast Show of the year.

Polly James presented for Radio X Friday and Saturday nights in 2019. She has covered darts, rugby, football and boxing as a sports broadcaster, and presented for Unibet on social media.

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6 Jun 2025

Jo Wilson

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(356 votes, average: 4.96 out of 5)

 

Jo Wilson is a Scottish television presenter who currently works for Sky Sports News.

Jo Wilson started as a Graduate Trainee at Sky Sports News in 2011, before becoming a sub editor then getting promoted to co-producer. This led her to making her screen debut as a presenter on Sky Sports News in 2015.

On 5 September 2022, Jo Wilson announced that she had been diagnosed with stage III cervical cancer following a recent smear test. A month later, she married her partner Dan McGrath, with whom she had a daughter.

Jo Wilson returned to Sky Sports News on 30 November 2022, co-hosting on the 7pm timeslot. In April 2023, it was reported that she had fully recovered.

5 Jun 2025

Seema Jaswal

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(15 votes, average: 4.20 out of 5)

 

Seema Jaswal is an English sports journalist, radio and television presenter currently working for ITV, BBC and the Premier League. Seema Jaswal presented the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 with ITV. She is the first woman to present a Men’s World Cup quarter-final for a UK Broadcaster – Morocco vs Portugal for ITV. Seema Jaswal was also the main presenter for the first all-female on-screen panel for a Men’s World Cup game – Saudi Arabia vs Poland.

Seema Jaswal hosted the Champions League on BT Sport and currently presents the Premier League’s Matchday Live global coverage. She presented the FA Cup live matches and all draws for the 2021/22 season, on ITV as well as the BBC’s snooker coverage for all triple crown events. Seema Jaswal hosts ITV’s international football and has covered the World Cup in Russia 2018, Euro 2020 and Qatar 2022.

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