Becky Jago

Becky Jago (born Rebecca Gunton on 20 April, 1976 in Bury St. Edmunds) is a British television news presenter.

Jago attended Stowmarket High School from 1989 to 1994, where she was sports captain for 2 years [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sportacademy/hi/sa/in_the_gym/features/newsid_2553000/2553761.stm] She graduated from the University of Luton (now the University of Bedfordshire) in 1997 with a [http://www.beds.ac.uk/departments/mediaartdesign/studentprofiles/becky-jago BA Hons in Media Performance] , and then spent some time in Japan, where she worked in a public bar

Jago started her media career at Vibe FM, working her way up from researcher to become the co-presenter on the breakfast show. After appearing in a television documentary about Vibe FM, she was spotted by producers of Anglia News who hired her as their weathergirl, and also appeared on Five TV's The Wright Stuff where she would introduce phone in contributors.

In November 2001 she joined the BBC's children's news programme Newsround, becoming one of the two main presenters. During this period she had an unsuccessful performance on a celebrity version of "The Weakest Link". Becky was first to be eliminated after incorrectly answering the 50/50 question: "What is the safest way to read a firework instruction manual, An electric torch or a match?"

Jago joined Capital Radio on 28 February, 2003 to partner Chris Tarrant on the breakfast show. She stayed with new host Johnny Vaughan after Tarrant left in 2004, but left the show when her contract ended in December 2004. She then had stints as a reporter on GMTV's Entertainment Today programme and Sky Sports News, before returning to Anglia News in May 2005 as a feature reporter and presenter

Personal life

An Ipswich Town F.C. supporter, Jago played football from school level, through University and in various works teams [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sportacademy/hi/sa/in_the_gym/features/newsid_2553000/2553761.stm] Her mother died of Breast Cancer, and Jago supports charities in this area [http://www.edp24.co.uk/content/campaigns/breastcancerappeal/breastcancerhome.asp]

Jago married in December 2004, and lives in Norwich, Norfolk with her husband and twin children

Becky is an official patron of disabled children's charity Out & About (http://www.out-and-about.org.uk), which supports disabled children in leisure activities in Norfolk and Suffolk.

Tributes

The band Hardly Mozart were formerly known as Becky Jago, and then Jago, in tribute to Becky [http://www.bbc.co.uk/norfolk/content/articles/2006/07/13/norfolk_bands_hardly_mozart_20060713_feature.shtml] .

External links

* [http://www.beds.ac.uk/departments/mediaartdesign/studentprofiles/becky-jago Interview at the University of Bedfordshire] re her degree
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Persondata
NAME = Gunton, Rebecca
ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Jago, Becky
SHORT DESCRIPTION = British television news presenter
DATE OF BIRTH = 20 April, 1976
PLACE OF BIRTH = Bury St. Edmunds
DATE OF DEATH =
PLACE OF DEATH =