Interview: Sky News Presenter, Sarah-Jane Mee
Mee has worked with Sky, ITV, and the BBC on radio and television, fronting some of the most watched sports, news and current affairs programmes, and interviewing legendary figures – Sir David Attenborough, Sir David Beckham and Sir Keir Starmer, to name just a few. Mee has won awards for her breaking news coverage, and has been there to report on everything from the US and UK elections, coronations and royal funerals, to harrowing terror attacks. Mee also tells The Wick about her continued love of sport – she previously hosted flagship football and cricket programmes for Sky Sports – blazing a trail for women in sports journalism. Mee is ever the compelling, likeable presenter to watch, and you can also hear her speak on a range of subjects in podcast form, for Sky, Heart, Virgin Radio and BBC 5Live.
The Wick heard more from Mee about her journey, highs and lows, why she’d love to interview Mozart, and how she overcame her people-pleasing tendencies.
THE WICK: What does a typical Monday look like for you?
Sarah-Jane Mee:
It’s an early start to get ahead of the week – the news never stops and sometimes it feels like neither do I! My show ‘The UK Tonight’ is live from 8pm, but I am up and shaping the agenda for it from 6am. I do the school run and gym while scrolling and then calls with my team, with a lot of reading and research. Often I have prerecorded interviews during the afternoon and social media content to film. After I come off air, I tend to listen to podcasts or audio books to try and take my mind off current affairs – I recently finished Katy Hessel’s ‘How to Live an Artful Life’.
TW: You are one of the UK’s top broadcasters and faces of UK news. Your role at Sky News informs the UK about what is important – what has been the most joyful and conversely painful story you have covered?
SJM:
I also have a background in sports journalism so any chance to revisit sport is always a joy and 2025 was a phenomenal year for women’s sport – covering the Lionesses victory parade was inspirational and so much fun – particularly when England manager Sarina Weigman was serenaded by Burna Boy!
The Southport attacks – three young girls Bebe, Elsie and Alice brutally murdered at a dance class. I spent a week in the town covering events and the horror of what unfolded will always stay with me. I think it changed me as a person and I think of that time and those young girls a lot.
TW:
The media landscape has drastically changed in the last decade – how are new technologies and AI affecting how you do your work?
SJM:
Deep fake images and videos are a real concern – on social media they are already rife and spread quickly, unverified around the globe – even sometimes to the trained eye it can be difficult to spot a fake, and it’s only going to get more difficult. It’s more important than ever that we check the information we consume is coming from trusted sources.
TW:
London’s creative capital is clear in the fact that the creative economy is worth £125bn – why do you think art is important to our world?
SJM:
Art is one of the truly accessible forms of expression and exploration – it’s everywhere and everyone can get involved. It can be as simple as exploring street art in Shoreditch or junk modelling with my 5 year old daughter – watching her shape a unique and often wonky masterpiece while explaining what’s going on in her mind as she creates. I’m always keen to discover free art on display around the UK. I was recently in Birmingham for work and had some time in between filming so spent a bit of time enjoying the exhibits at the Midlands Art Centre (MAC).
“Art is one of the truly accessible forms of expression and exploration – it’s everywhere and everyone can get involved. It can be as simple as exploring street art in Shoreditch or junk modelling with my 5 year old daughter”
