Jules Breach
British television presenter
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Jules Breach (née Sowa) (born 7 November 1986) is a British sports broadcaster for TNT Sports, Fox Sports, Viaplay,[1] and Channel 4.
7 November 1986
Jules Breach | |
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| Born | Julie-Anne Sowa 7 November 1986 Brighton, England |
| Alma mater | Sussex University |
| Occupation | Television presenter |
| Spouse | Chris Breach (divorced) |
Early life
Breach was born in Brighton, Sussex, to Filipino parents.[2] When she was six months old, her family moved to Mauritius until she was 5 at which point she returned to England and attended St Mary's RC Primary School in Portslade, Sussex until moving again, this time to Jamaica where she lived from the ages of 8 to 15. In Jamaica, her passion was tennis. During her childhood, she also played in various tennis tournaments around the world.[3]
Breach returned to Sussex to complete her education at Cardinal Newman School and then Sussex University, where she studied for a degree in Media before studying for an NCTJ qualification at Brighton Journalist Works. She also participated in the national council of the Training of Journalists. She is a fan of Brighton and Hove Albion F.C.[4]
Career
In her earlier media and broadcasting career Breach held presenting roles at Brighton's Juice FM, Latest TV and Sky Poker.[4] Breach has presented live television in the UK on BT Sport, and Channel 4 as well as CBS Sports' UEFA Champions League coverage. Her live broadcasts have included the Premier League and live England national football team matches in the UEFA Nations League,[5] and live rolling coverage covering all the Saturday 3pm professional football matches across Britain on the flagship BT Sport show BT Sport Score.[6] She has also broadcast on ESPN, Putland TV and Radio, and UEFA. In 2015, Breach hosted the Rugby World Cup for BT Sport Score.
In her career[when?], Breach was the Master of Ceremony of The Champions Club in the Emirates and Old Trafford Stadiums for both Arsenal and Manchester United.[citation needed]
Breach had worked for the women's cricket coverage for TNT Sports. In January 2022, Breach led the presentation team for the Women's Ashes series.[1]
From 2022, Breach also presents the Saturday evening highlights package show of the English Football League on ITV, and has presented for the Premier League Productions English language team,[7] and Australia’s Optus Sport.[8]
Breach has also fronted coverage of the Women's Ashes live cricket on BT Sport in 2022.[9] Breach has hosted The Football Ramble alongside Pete Donaldson, Andy Brassell, and Kate Mason, amongst others.[10] Breach was also a guest on A Question of Sport,[11] and presented the Premier League's Fantasy Football Show alongside James Richardson.[12]
In 2023, Breach was the lead presenter for England matches on Channel 4.[13]
In 2024, she became a lead host for UEFA Euro 2024 on Fox Sports broadcasting for American TV viewers under the U.S. FOX network umbrella.[14]
Personal life
She was previously married to non-league footballer Chris Breach.[15]