Steph McGovern’s career did not start in journalism, or economic, but engineering. When she was just 19 she was awarded the Young Engineers Club ‘Young Engineer For Britain’ title, before studying for an engineering degree and working for Black+Decker. In 2021 she was elected as an honorary fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering for being a “tireless champion for engineering and vocational skills”.
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Media Career
Steph joined the BBC on work experience, working on Tomorrow’s World, before she secured employment as a current affairs researcher. She then went on to become the main producer for the Today programme on Radio 4, before becoming lead producer of business news on the BBC’s One, Six, and Ten O’clock news. She has since presented on BBC Radio 5 Live, was BBC Breakfast’s main business presenter, and presented CBBC’s Pocket Money Pitch.
Steph is a popular presenter, with credits including Newsround (2013), Shop Well For Less (2016-18), Watchdog (2018-19), Easy Ways to Live Well (2020), Inside John Lewis: Trouble at the Tills (2020), Walking With... (2021), and the aforementioned Steph’s Paced Lunch (2020-23).
She has also featured in popular programmes such as Celebrity Catchphrase (2021), The Masked Dancer (2022), Celebrity Bear Hunt (2025), and Blankety Blank (2025).
In 2023, she became the co-host of The Rest is Money podcast alongside Robert Peston, where they delve into the key challenges and opportunities facing today’s business world. Topics include tech investments, political upheaval, global markets, war, and net zero.
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Outside of Broadcasting
Steph is heavily involved in community and education projects and is a mentor for young people in her native Teesside, running workshops for schoolchildren around the North East. She is also a patron of the charity Rubies, supporting disadvantaged children.
She is also a former champion Irish dancer!
In July 2025, Steph published her debut thriller titled Deadline, about a news broadcaster who’s earpiece is hacked live on air, with a threat that they are holding her family hostage unless she follows exactly what they tell her to do.
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SPEAKING TOPICS
– Business
– News
– Current Affairs
– Finance
– Broadcasting
– Journalism
– Diversity
– LGBTQ+ In the Media
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To check fees and availability for Steph McGovern, contact Great Business Speakers on 0044 (0)1753 439289
