Sue Thearle
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Sue Thearle is a sports presenter on BBC Breakfast, and the only female reporter on Match of the Day
After training as a journalist, Thearle began her career on a local newspaper in Hertfordshire. During her later days there, her assistant answered her phone to England captain Bobby Moore and sold the quotes Moore gave him to a national newspaper. Thearle later met Moore at an England game a month before his death [1]. Thearle then moved to the Daily Telegraph as a football writer, and later presented and reported for Sky TV
Thearle joined BBC Breakfast in 1996 as a reporter, before being promoted to the presenting team [2] She has also reported for Grandstand and Football Focus - and is the only female voice on Match of the Day
Married to Scott [3], the couple have one child (born November 2003) [4], and are presently expecting their second. A regular at Arsenal F.C., also describes herself as an average skier and a huge fan of the cinema
In 2005 Thearle ran her first London Marathon, with partner Helen Millgate (a cancer survivor), supporting her favourite charity Help The Hospices [5]
