Jules Breach (born 7 November 1986) is a British sports broadcaster for TNT Sports and Premier League fanzone.

Jules Breach
Jules Breach in 2023
Born (1986-11-07) 7 November 1986 (age 37)
Brighton, United Kingdom
NationalityBritish
Alma materSussex University
OccupationTelevision presenter

Early and personal life edit

Breach was born in Brighton, Sussex. She moved with her family to Mauritius until she was 5 at which point she returned to the UK and attended St Mary’s RC Primary School in Portslade, Sussex. Breach lived in Jamaica between the ages of 8 and 15. In Jamaica her passion was tennis and she would practice five or six times a week. Breach returned to Sussex and completed 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.[1]

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 SportsUEFA 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]

References edit

  1. ^ "BT Sport presenter Jules Breach talks Albion, tennis and journalism". theargus.co.uk.
  2. ^ https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/17961157.bt-sport-presenter-jules-breach-talks-albion-tennis-journalism/
  3. ^ "UEFA Nations League 2022: who are Channel 4 commentators for upcoming England matches?". www.nationalworld.com.
  4. ^ "Jules Breach: 'Gone are the days when female sports presenters are treated as eye candy'". givemesport.com.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Optus Sport reveals diverse talent line-up for UEFA EURO 2020 and Copa America 2021 tournaments". sport.optus.com.au.
  7. ^ "BT Sport reveals women's Ashes broadcast plans". www.broadcastnow.co.uk.
  8. ^ "I still get abuse and I know I'll still get it because I'm a woman": the uphill struggle for female sports broadcasters". upsjournalism.shorthandstories.com.
  9. ^ "Series 51, Episode 14". bbc.co.uk.
  10. ^ "The FPL Show all the episodes". premierleague.com.