Jules Breach
Jules Breach | |
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 Jules Breach in 2023 | |
| Born | Julie-Anne Sowa 7 November 1986 Brighton, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Sussex University |
| Occupation | Television presenter |
Jules Breach (née Sowa) (born 7 November 1986) is a British sports broadcaster for TNT Sports and Channel 4.
Early life
[edit]Breach was born in Brighton, Sussex and has Filipino heritage.[1] She moved with her family 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.
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 is a fan of Brighton and Hove Albion F.C.[2]
Career
[edit]In her earlier media and broadcasting career Breach held presenting roles at Brighton's Juice FM, Latest TV and Sky Poker.[2] 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,[3] and live rolling coverage covering all the Saturday 3pm professional football matches across Britain on the flagship BT Sport show BT Sport Score.[4] 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,[5] and Australia’s Optus Sport.[6]
Breach has also fronted coverage of the Women's Ashes live cricket on BT Sport in 2022.[7] Breach regularly hosts The Football Ramble alongside Pete Donaldson, and Andy Brassell, and Kate Mason, amongst others.[8] Breach was also a guest on A Question of Sport,[9] and presented the Premier League's Fantasy Football Show alongside James Richardson.[10]
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.[11]
Personal life
[edit]She was previously married to non-league footballer Chris Breach.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "Jules Breach, Event Host". Contraband Events. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ a b Walker, Jamie (11 October 2019). "BT Sport presenter Jules Breach talks Albion, tennis and journalism". The Argus.
- ^ "UEFA Nations League 2022: who are Channel 4 commentators for upcoming England matches?". www.nationalworld.com.
- ^ "Jules Breach: 'Gone are the days when female sports presenters are treated as eye candy'". givemesport.com.
- ^ "PREMIER LEAGUE TV Presenter Jules Breach Is Brighton Fan Who Is Channel 4'S Face Of Football Who Is Hosting England Against Hungary". sportingexcitment.com.
- ^ "Optus Sport reveals diverse talent line-up for UEFA EURO 2020 and Copa America 2021 tournaments". Optus Sport.
- ^ "BT Sport reveals women's Ashes broadcast plans". www.broadcastnow.co.uk.
- ^ Webb, Freddie. "I still get abuse and I know I'll still get it because I'm a woman": the uphill struggle for female sports broadcasters". Shorthand.
- ^ "Series 51, Episode 14". bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "The FPL Show all the episodes". premierleague.com.
- ^ "FOX SPORTS WELCOMES JULES BREACH AS NEW LEAD HOST FOR UEFA EURO 2024™". Fox Sports. 23 May 2024.
- ^ "Vows – Over-the-moon in Love". Jamaica Observer. 28 June 2014.