Jo Wilson (presenter)
Scottish television presenter (born 1984)
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Jo Wilson (born 1984)[1][2] is a Scottish television presenter who currently works for Sky Sports News.
Jo Wilson | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1984 (age 41–42) Perth, Perthshire, Scotland |
| Education | Perth High School |
| Alma mater | Glasgow Caledonian University |
| Occupation | Presenter |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Employer | Sky Sports News |
Career
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.[3]
Education
Wilson graduated from Glasgow Caledonian University with a master's degree in journalism in 2011. During her studies, Wilson worked at Pizza Hut in Stirling.[3]
Personal life
As a sprinter and a jumper, Wilson represented Perth and her county. Receiving an athletics scholarship when she was 17, she spent a year at The Stony Brook School in New York doing athletics and basketball. She supports St Johnstone and saw her first match at McDiarmid Park aged 7 in November 1992 against Motherwell; the game was abandoned at half-time due to snow.
On 23 September 2020, Wilson gave birth to a daughter. She returned to Sky Sports News on 20 April 2021, after being on maternity leave for 13 months due to COVID-19 restrictions.[4]
On 5 September 2022, Wilson announced that she had been diagnosed with stage III cervical cancer following a recent smear test.[5] A month later, she married her partner Dan McGrath, with whom she had a daughter.[6]
She returned to Sky Sports News on 30 November 2022, co-hosting on the 7pm timeslot.[2] In April 2023, it was reported that she had fully recovered.[7]