Sarah Lockett
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Sarah Lockett (born Surrey, 1968) is a TV news anchor and reporter
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[edit] Professional
Lockett is a TV news anchor and reporter, and specilaist food article writer, who has worked for Sky News, Channel Four News, BBC News 24, ITN. Her assignments include having a naked rub-down in a mixed-sex Turkish steam room, while 5 months pregnant; and sitting on Roman toilets while eating gum marmalade for a travel feature.
[edit] Stalker
During 1999, a 30-year-old man was jailed after stalking Lockett. He wrote dozens of letters, would wait outside the Meridian studios, and tried to find out her home address. He told Lockett: "Every celebrity needs a stalker." [1] It followed similar incidents for Emily Maitlis and Julia Somerville. Lockett admitted she was terrified by the unwelcome attention by her "fan", which had left her unable to sleep at night, and made it difficult for her to continue working. She spent some time away from the studios, and switched to freelance work a short period later.
[edit] Career History
- 1987 - 0898 telephone services (horoscopes etc) then local radio.
- 1988 - Capital Radio, London
- 1991/2001 - BBC Newsroom Southeast: various stints
- 1994-96 - ITN/Channel4: inc 'House to House', 'The Big Breakfast', and 'Channel4 News'. 'ITN Morning News' (as Reporter and Producer). Channel 5 News
- 1995-96 - Reuters Business TV
- 1998-2000 - Meridian TV: anchor of the local evening news programme, "Meridian Tonight"
- 2002 - Freelance, inc Sky News, Channel4 News and sometimes on BBC News24
[edit] Newspapers & Magazines
Specialises in writing health, food, diet, travel, features and humour, and is a member of the Guild of Food Writers.
- London Evening Standard
- The Scotsman: wrote a daily cookery column for 18 months (2000-2001)
- The Sunday Post
- Healthy magazine
- Shape magazine
