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”.

STEPH MCGOVERN | 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 Packed 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.

STEPH MCGOVERN | 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:

Your child has been kidnapped. You’re live on television.
Going live in 10, 9, 8…

Today is a huge day for TV reporter Rose’s career. A live interview with one of the most powerful men in the country, on one of the nation’s biggest TV shows.

7, 6, 5…

But when she hears an unfamiliar voice in her ear, she knows something is very wrong.

4, 3, 2…

Her earpiece has been hacked. She’s live on air in the middle of the interview. They tell her they have kidnapped her family.

1…

And in order to protect them, Rose must do exactly what the hijacker says. They are in control now.

STEPH MCGOVERN | SPEAKING TOPICS

– Business

– News

– Current Affairs

– Finance

– Broadcasting

– Journalism

– Diversity

– LGBTQ+ In the Media

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