Jayne Secker


Katherine Jayne Secker is an English journalist and newsreader for Sky News. She has presented Sky News Today on the channel alongside Colin Brazier since September 2014.

Early life

Secker was born in 1972 in Northumberland and grew up in North East England. Her mother was the Tyne Tees Television broadcaster Kathy Secker.
She undertook a degree course in film and media at the University of Stirling. During that time she edited student newspapers and completed an internship with BBC Radio Newcastle. After graduating, she became an assigned BBC trainee in 1996.

Career

Secker joined Sky News in 2002. She spent 10 years as a foreign correspondent, frequently reporting from war zones including the Middle East.
In 2014, as part of a schedule change, Sky News Today was launched, presented by Secker and Colin Brazier.
She conducted the first live TV interview with the astronaut Tim Peake from the International Space Station.

Controversy

In April 2019, Secker drew criticism for her comments during an interview about 'no-fault evictions'. Viewers accused her of being "patronising" and "insensitive" over her lines of questioning of the housing campaigner Kirsty Archer.

Personal life

Secker has a brother, David.
Her mother Kathy died in 2015 aged 70. Secker founded the charity Grace House North East in her memory.