Jayne Secker

Katherine Jayne Secker (born 12 July 1972) is an English journalist and newsreader for Sky News. She has presented Sky News Today on the channel since September 2014, formerly alongside Colin Brazier.

Early life Secker was born in 1972 in Bedlington, Northumberland, and grew up in North East England. Her mother was the Tyne Tees Television and BBC Radio Newcastle broadcaster Kathy Secker .

Following A levels at Westfield School, she undertook a degree course in film and media at the University of Stirling. During that time she edited student newspapers and completed an internship with BBC Radio Newcastle.

Career Secker joined Sky News in 2002.

In 2014, as part of a schedule change, Sky News Today was launched, presented by Secker and Colin Brazier.

She conducted the first live TV interview with the astronaut Tim Peake from the International Space Station.

In January 2024, Secker garnered online attention and criticism for her remarks in response to a Sky News report about 13-year-old Willis Gibson's achievement of reaching the "kill screen" in the game NES Tetris. In an apparently spontaneous comment, Secker stated, "As a mother, I would just say step away from the screen, go outside, get some fresh air. Beating Tetris is not a life goal."

Personal life Her mother, television and radio presenter Kathy Secker, died in 2015 aged 70. Secker also founded the charity Grace House North East, of which Jayne is a patron. She later became the mother of Sebastian