Last updated April 2006
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Shelagh Fogarty joined the weekday Breakfast on BBC Radio 5 Live alongside Nicky Campbell in January
2004, having previously presented Weekend Breakfast with Brian Alexander.
Shelagh was educated at St John Bosco Grammar School
in Croxteth, Liverpool and took an Honours degree in Foreign Languages
from Durham University, before joining the BBC as a trainee reporter
in 1989.
Shelagh moved into national radio in 1994 working for
BBC Radio 4, including The World At One and PM.
Previously she worked in regional television in
Manchester and local radio including BBC Radios Humberside, Guernsey,
Sheffield, Bristol and Merseyside.
Shelagh started presenting on 5 Live in 1999 and
has presented many programmes including Euronews, Drive, Breakfast,
Late Night Live and Sunday Service.
Bob Shennan, Controller of Radio 5 Live, said when
she joined the Breakfast programme: "Shelagh is a fantastic addition
to Breakfast and complements Nicky perfectly."
