Lynsey Hipgrave, formerly known as Lynsey Horn, (born 6 September 1979) is an English television and radio presenter.
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Hipgrave's big break came on Manchester radio station Galaxy 102 where she presented the breakfast show,[1] before being appointed a travel reporter on Radio 5 Live.[2]
She co-presents the Saturday morning show on Radio 5 Live from 9-11am with Danny Baker and she has also hosted with Eamonn Holmes and Christian O'Connell.[3][4]
In 2010 Hipgrave became a presenter on Al Jazeera Sport on their Champions League shows[5] alongside Gary Lineker.[6]. She was the main anchor on Al Jazeera's coverage of the World Athletics Championships alongside Colin Jackson and Denise Lewis, the US Open Tennis Final, WTA Championships and the Asian Games.
Hipgrave presented Poker Night Live,[1] and the Sky Poker Open for Sky Sports. She has also reported for the Sky Sports football show Off The Bar, and in 2009, she promoted their coverage of netball.[7]
Hipgrave is a former presenter on Setanta Sports News[8] and Roulette Nation on Challenge Jackpot.[1][9] In 2009, she began reporting for Match of the Day covering their Community Features.[10][11]
In 2009, Hipgrave contributed to BBC Three's World Cup's Most Shocking Moments.[12][13] She's now working as presenter on Al Jazeera Sports, especially Al Jazeraa Sports +3 which is only in English.
Following her marriage to Toploader guitarist Dan Hipgrave in November 2008 she is known as Lynsey Hipgrave.[8] She comes from the North-East of England[14] and is a Newcastle United supporter.[8]