Sarah Montague
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| Born | 8 February 1966 Guernsey |
| Alma mater | University of Bristol |
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| Agent | Noel Gay |
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Sarah Montague (born 8 February 1966)[citation needed] is a British Journalist, best known for her work on BBC Radio 4 as one of the regular presenters of the Today programme.
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[edit] Early life
Montague was born to John Montague and Mary (née O'Malley) on Guernsey, a British Crown Dependency and one of the Channel Islands. She attended Blanchelande College, a local independent school for girls, and she went on to study biology at the University of Bristol and gained a BSc.[1]
[edit] Career
Montague's first job was as a stock broker for County NatWest, and then a Eurobond dealer with NatWest Capital Markets in London. She then went into business in London with the owner of Charles Tyrwhitt Shirts.
Montague began her journalistic career with Channel Television in 1991. She joined Reuters in January 1995, and then became business correspondent for Sky News in January 1996.
She joined the BBC during October 1997, and presented Newsnight and BBC News, before joining the Today news programme on BBC Radio 4. She has also presented HARDtalk on BBC News. In December, 2008 she hosted BBC World's Nobel Minds in the library of the Royal Palace, Stockholm. The 2008 Nobel Prize winners in Physics, Chemistry, Medicine, Economics and Literature had a round table discussion on issues of global concern and their own contributions to the world of knowledge.
On 6 November 2010 she was noted for breaking a strike at the BBC, called by the National Union of Journalists, when she arrived to present the Today programme at 3:30am, along with fellow presenter Evan Davis, thereby not technically crossing the picket line.[2] On 15 July 2011, she again by passed an NUJ strike presenting Today with Justin Webb, again by arriving early.[citation needed]
[edit] Personal life
Montague married Richard Brooke in 2002,[1] and they have three daughters.[citation needed]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Debrett's People of Today 2005 (18th ed.). Debrett's. p. 1155. ISBN 1870520106.
- ^ Hastings, Chris (7 November 2010). "Dragons' Den star defies BBC strikers: Furious row as Evan Davis crosses the picket line to keep news show on air". London: The Daily Mail. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1327358/BBC-Strike-Dragons-Dens-Evan-Davis-Radio-4s-Sarah-Montague-defy-strikers.html. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
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