Laura Woods (English presenter)
English television presenter working for ITV From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Laura Woods (born 2 July 1987) is an English presenter working for ITV, Amazon Prime Video, and TNT Sports.
Laura Woods | |
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_2022_(sq_cropped).jpg) Woods in 2022 | |
| Born | 2 July 1987 |
| Alma mater | Kingston University |
| Occupation(s) | Television presenter, reporter, and journalist |
| Employer(s) | ITV, Amazon Prime Video, TNT Sports |
Early life and education
Woods studied print journalism at Kingston University.[2]
Career
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Television
After graduating from university, Woods got a job at Sky Sports as a runner in 2009, working her way up to editorial assistant, then into production as assistant producer, associate producer and producer.
She started presenting by doing behind-the-scenes interviews on the darts coverage for Sky Sports' YouTube channel.[3]
Woods then got a job on the Saturday morning kids' show Game Changers. From there she started reporting on the NFL and joined the Soccer AM online presenting team, which included a trip to Euro 2016 in France where she broadcast live on Facebook every day.[4][5]
By 2018, Woods became a regular pitch-side reporter on Super Sunday, occasionally reporting with Gary Neville.
In 2022, she left Sky Sports.[6]
Woods also worked for DAZN, as part of their coverage of boxing and the Women's Champions League.
In July 2023, she left the company.
On 17 August 2022, it was announced that Woods would be joining Osi Umenyiora and Jason Bell on an hour-long NFL highlights show every Friday on ITV.[7]
On 7 September 2023, she was replaced by Craig Doyle[8]
On 18 July 2023, Woods joined TNT Sports (formerly BT Sport) as the lead presenter for the UEFA Champions League and the boxing coverage.[9]
Woods was the lead presenter of ITV's coverage of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup.[10]
Radio
In March 2020, Woods was announced as the main presenter for Talksport's breakfast show, presenting Monday to Wednesday, with Thursdays and Fridays presented by Alan Brazil.[11][12]
On 14 June 2023, Woods announced that she was leaving the breakfast show. Her final show was on 28 June 2023.[13][14]
Personal life
Woods dated former England rugby player Alex Corbisiero for eight years.[15]
She is a supporter of Arsenal.[16]
In February 2024, it was revealed that Woods was harassed and stalked for two years by a female football fan who threatened to kill her dog and sent her an STI kit in the post. The stalker was sentenced to 14 months in prison and placed on a restraining order.[17]
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