Name |
Becky Jago |
Height |
5'4 |
Naionality |
London |
Date of Birth |
20 April 1976 |
Place of Birth |
Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England, UK |
Famous for |
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Becky Jago (born Rebecca Gunton on 20 April 1976 in Bury St. Edmunds, one of four siblings) is a British television news presenter.
She is currently employed by ITV Anglia.
Jago attended Stowmarket High School from 1989 to 1994, where she was sports captain for 2 years.[1] She graduated from the University of Luton (now the University of Bedfordshire) in 1997 with a, and then spent some time in Japan, where she worked in a public bar!
Jago started her media career at Vibe FM radio station (subsequently known as Vibe 105-108, and now known as Kiss 105-108), 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. Since 12 February 2009, Jago is the main presenter of Anglia Tonight, alongside Jonathan Wills.