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Steph McGovern

English Journalist

Born: May 31, 1982

Accent Business Me People Think You

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Drinks-wise, I stick to water, sometimes a Diet Coke. Steph McGovern

Water Sometimes Coke Stick Diet

I am not frugal - I'm quite a big spender - but not on credit. Steph McGovern

Big Am Quite Frugal Credit

I see myself as a bit of a capitalist really - I like enterprise and making money. Steph McGovern

Myself Money Bit Enterprise See Like Making Making Money Really Capitalist

I meet a lot of people with my BBC Breakfast job who have great businesses. Steph McGovern

Great People Job Breakfast Meet Lot Who Businesses

My first attempt at a business was a jumble sale which I ran at the end of my next door neighbour's drive. I used to rummage through her garage, looking for anything that I thought people might buy. I'd then set up a table and try to sell what I could to the people walking by. Steph McGovern

Buy Business People Try Thought Drive First Looking Ran Neighbour Table Could Through Attempt Sale Sell End Jumble Up Walking Door Anything Which Might Then Next Next Door Used Garage Her Set

There are a lot of women who do a similar job to me who are paid a hell of a lot more... who are a lot posher than me. Steph McGovern

Me Women Job Hell Similar More Lot Than Paid Who

The most rewarding, insightful and challenging year of my life was my 'Year in Industry' working as a trainee engineer at Black & Decker, which involved studying part time at college. Steph McGovern

Life Time Engineer Black College My Life Year Insightful Part Part-Time Studying Most Involved Industry Rewarding Which Working Challenging

I, like many annoying pedants, will wince when someone says 'less' when they should have said 'fewer.' But my 'poor' sounds like poo-ah, not pore; and my 'grass' rhymes with mass, not farce. What's wrong with that? Steph McGovern

Will Grass Says Wince Someone Wrong Mass Like Annoying Said Sounds Fewer Rhymes Poor Should Farce Less Many

It's inevitable that not everyone will like me, and that some will find me annoying. That's fine. All presenters deal with that. What's scary is the ignorance about what having a regional accent means, or indeed doesn't mean. It certainly doesn't equal ignorance. Steph McGovern

With the 'Watchdog Army' we're putting viewers at the heart of the programme. Steph McGovern

Army Heart Putting Viewers Programme

Given how dangerous it is for someone to consume something they are allergic to, you would think that companies would just make sure they print labels which have the allergy information on. Steph McGovern

You Dangerous Allergic Think Would Someone Something Given Allergy Consume Make Print Sure How Labels Just Information Which Companies

I meet so many business women who shy away from the limelight or hesitate to put themselves forward for promotion, despite the fact they are brilliant at their jobs. Steph McGovern

Business Women Brilliant Meet Despite Hesitate Jobs Promotion Fact Put Limelight Themselves Who Forward Many Away Shy

When I went on air and people heard my accent, they all said it was really nice to have a northern voice. Steph McGovern

People Nice Air Voice Accent Said Heard Northern Really

You can either sing or you can't. And I'm one of the can'ts. Steph McGovern

You Sing Either

I was a journalist's dream case study; a gobby girl with an accent who was good at engineering. Steph McGovern

Good Girl Journalist Engineering Dream Case Study Accent Who

I remember once at the end of a BBC job interview the manager said to me: 'I didn't realise people like you were clever.' I don't think he was being intentionally nasty. At that time in the BBC he was surrounded by clones of himself, give or take some facial hair and glasses. Steph McGovern

Time Me You People Remember Glasses Job Hair Clever Think Interview Once Some Give Facial Take He Like Himself Said Nasty Were End Surrounded Manager Intentionally Being Realise

I had people who said I was a brilliant producer but I wouldn't get on the news because I was too northern. But there was no way I was changing my accent - it is the key to my identity. Steph McGovern

News People Key Brilliant Too Changing Way Had Identity Accent Because Said Get Northern Producer Who

I remember early in my career people telling me I needed to change my accent, that I needed to sound more professional, more BBC perhaps, but I think if I wasn't from Middlesbrough I wouldn't have done as well as I have. Steph McGovern

Me Change People Remember Think Telling More Perhaps Well Accent Sound Done Professional Early Career Needed

I'm proud to be from the North-East. Steph McGovern

Proud

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