Sharon Lougher
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| Sharon Lougher | |
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| Born | |
| 🏫 Education | Esher Sixth Form College |
| 🎓 Alma mater | King's College London |
| 💼 Occupation |
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| 📆 Years active | 1982–present |
| Known for | Metro, Time Out, The Telegraph, Dave |
| Twitter= | |
Sharon Lougher is a UK-based journalist, editor and talking head. She works for various national news and comedy publications and was editor of the Time Out Student Guide from 2002 to 2004 and Head of Features for Metro (British Newspaper) from 2014 to 2023.
Education[edit]
Lougher read Geography at King's College London (1998–2001), where she also covered the Arts section of its student union tabloid Roar News’.[1]
Journalism[edit]
Lougher joined Time Out Magazine in 2002 and became editor of the Time Out Student Guide later that year.[2] Lougher moved to Metro in 2005 and became Head of Features in 2014.[3]
Starting in 2013, Lougher, alongside news reporter Joel Taylor, started interviewing all of the main UK political party leaders in the build-up to each general election for a feature called Quickfire Corner. This included three, prime ministers[4] [5] [6] and the first minister for Scotland.[7]
In 2016, Lougher interviewed footballer Wayne Rooney to launch the NSPCC 'Little Stars' campaign. The article won the Best Content Partnership award at the 2017 Planning Awards.[8]
In 2019 Lougher collected the Travel Media Award for National Tabloid Newspaper Section of the Year for its ‘Escape’ feature. When asked about the award, Lougher commented “Well, it looks like fourth time’s the charm! It's a great team effort from everyone at Metro newspaper and amazing to be recognised in a very competitive field.”[9]
In 2023 Lougher moved to The Daily Telegraph[10]
Comedy[edit]
Whilst at Time Out, Lougher was taken under the wing of respected comedy critic Malcolm Hay. She is now one of the most prolific comedy journalists in the UK having reviewed hundreds of live shows around country and interviewed many of the world's top comedians[11].
Lougher is now an established judge for some of the most prominent awards in comedy including The Funny Women Awards[12], Sketchfest[13], Dave's Joke of the Fringe[14] the NATYS: New Acts of the Year Show[15] and the National Comedy Awards presented by Channel 4.
Personal life[edit]
Lougher is a 2nd Dan Black Belt in the Korean Martial Art of Hapkido.[16] She has been a practicing student at Chang's Hapkido Academy since 2005. She is also a long-time supporter of the Women's Sports Trust, and has contributed to articles and reports regarding their work.[17] [18]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Newsworks - 10 minutes with Sharon Lougher". Retrieved February 14, 2023.
- ↑ "Time Out Student Guide 04/05 edited by Sharon Lougher". Retrieved February 14, 2023.
- ↑ "Newsworks - 10 minutes with Sharon Lougher". Retrieved February 14, 2023.
- ↑ "Cameron Interview - Getting one million back to work and why Sam told Dave he has a silly walk". Retrieved February 14, 2023.
- ↑ "Lucy Young - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson photographed during an interview with Metro journalists Joel Taylor and Sharon Lougher". Retrieved February 14, 2023.
- ↑ "Theresa May on Brexit, housing migration and why Abba gets her up on the dance floor". Retrieved February 14, 2023.
- ↑ "Nicola Sturgeon on the No vote, Trident, working with Labour… and Mel Gibson". Retrieved February 14, 2023.
- ↑ "Newsworks Planning Awards winners announced". Retrieved February 14, 2023.
- ↑ "Metro wins coveted travel media award". Retrieved February 14, 2023.
- ↑ "Sharon Lougher Telegraph article history award". Retrieved October 9, 2023.
- ↑ "Sharon Lougher - Press Clippings from comedy.co.uk". Retrieved February 14, 2023.
- ↑ "Women in comedy festival to return". Retrieved February 14, 2023.
- ↑ "Sketchfest best new act winners announced=February 14, 2023".
- ↑ "Daves funniest joke of the fringe winners announced=February 14, 2023".
- ↑ "New Act of the Year winners announced=February 14, 2023".
- ↑ "Sharon Lougher - 2nd Dan black belt". Retrieved February 14, 2023.
- ↑ "The Ambition Project" (PDF). Retrieved February 14, 2023.
- ↑ "What is the Women's Sports Trust". Retrieved February 14, 2023.
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