Jane Dougall Keynote Speaker

BBC sports presenter across Breakfast & prime bulletins
Led coverage: Lionesses’ EURO 2025 victory in Switzerland
Host of Scottish Women’s Football Awards (2018–present)

Jane Dougall's Biography

Jane Dougall is a BBC sports news presenter who appears on BBC Breakfast and the BBC’s Six and Ten o’clock news, bringing clarity and authority to the day’s biggest stories. She reports from major tournaments and breaking sports moments, combining on-the-ground access with crisp analysis that audiences trust.

In 2025 she followed the England Lionesses to victory at the UEFA Women’s EUROs in Switzerland, providing live coverage and context from inside the camp. She was in Australia for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, covering Ireland and England across platforms. An experienced correspondent in the men’s game, Jane also followed Scotland in Germany for UEFA EURO 2024, and she has extensively covered golf and athletics for the BBC.

Jane previously presented and reported for Sky Sports News where she was a familiar face on transfer deadline days. She helped create—and then fronted—“Sportswomen,” the first TV programme in Britain to cover women’s sport exclusively, shaping the national conversation on participation, performance and investment. Since 2018 she has been the face of the Scottish Women’s Football Awards, celebrating players, coaches and community champions.

Her background in news—spanning assignments from the U.S. primaries on the Hillary Clinton campaign trail to reporting from Hurricane Katrina—underpins a calm, disciplined approach to live broadcasting. A keen hockey player who also plays golf and boxes, Jane connects with athletes and audiences alike, translating high-pressure moments into usable insight. As a keynote and host, she explores where performance, culture and the business of sport meet—and how inclusive coverage can grow loyal, global audiences.

Women’s sport: growth, investment and the media opportunity

Inside major tournaments: high-pressure storytelling and team culture

Building inclusive audiences: coverage, credibility and representation

Leading panels & difficult conversations: a broadcaster’s toolkit

The business of sport: rights, sponsorship and shifting fan behaviour

She delivers trusted, live analysis on BBC Breakfast and the BBC’s Six and Ten o’clock news, bringing authority and composure to fast-moving sports stories.
She reports from major international tournaments including the UEFA Women’s EURO 2025 in Switzerland and UEFA EURO 2024 in Germany, translating pressure, performance and culture into leadership insight.
She draws on frontline coverage of the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 in Australia to unpack how elite teams manage expectations, momentum and scrutiny on the global stage.
She helped create and front “Sportswomen,” Britain’s first TV programme dedicated exclusively to women’s sport, offering a clear lens on growth, investment and shifting audience demand.
She is an experienced host and moderator, and has led the Scottish Women’s Football Awards since 2018, keeping conversations sharp, inclusive and energised for the room.