Presenters & Hosts
Steph McGovern is an award-winning broadcaster.
An experienced financial journalist, Steph has featured on BBC Breakfast since 2012.
Steph travels across the UK covering economic and business news for the BBC.
Whether she’s talking to factory workers on location or in the studio interviewing FTSE 100 CEOs, Steph’s mission is to find out what’s going on in the real economy.
A regular main presenter on Breakfast, Steph McGovern has also presented ‘Shop Well For Less’ for BBC One and ‘Pocket Money Pitch‘ for CBBC.
Steph is also a member of the presenting team on BBC One’s ‘Watchdog’.
Steph’s first taste of the BBC came when she made a guest appearance on a programme about women in science. Aged 19, Steph had just won the title of Young Engineer for Britain, after saving Black & Decker money on a design she created for their ‘Leaf Hog’ product.
Following her guest appearance, Steph secured work experience on Tomorrow’s World and later joined the BBC a part-time researcher.
After graduating she became the main producer for daily financial news on Radio 4’s ‘Today’ programme on Radio 4.
Steph was also lead producer of business news on the BBC’s main news bulletins working with Robert Peston.
Steph has also worked as a business presenter on Radio 2’s The Chris Evans Show and on BBC 5 live.
Off screen, Steph McGovern is an experienced conference facilitator and awards host.