Lee McKenzie
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Lee McKenzie is a reporter for BBC
's Formula One
coverage. McKenzie is also a presenter for Sky Sports
and Sky Sports News
. McKenzie is the daughter of Bob McKenzie, the well known sport and motorsport
journalist
.
Working mainly in motorsport and rugby, McKenzie has presented for ITV
, and also launched the horse racing channel "At the Races
". McKenzie has also presented Lookaround
for Border Television
, and covered many high profile stories including the Lockerbie Trial
. McKenzie has been a journalist since she was 15 years old. In 2007, McKenzie won the Jim Clark Memorial Award for contributions to motorsport. McKenzie competed in several rounds of the World Rally Championship
in 2004, and the Norwegian Mountain rally in 2005.
McKenzie has hosted several programmes, including three seasons of Sky Sports' A1 Grand Prix
coverage, as well as the world feed coverage.
A lifelong motorsport and "any sports" fan, McKenzie has presented several programmes on ITV, Channel 4
as well as Sky Sports, including the 'live' Sunday afternoon show Speed Sunday and the British Superbike Championship (BSB).
McKenzie competes as an international co-driver
in the World Rally Championship
. McKenzie started after a challenge by ITV to train and become a world rally championship co-driver in just three months, and saw her qualifying for an International licence, right through until she won her class at Wales Rally GB. Since then McKenzie has competed in the Norwegian Rally Championship, arguably the toughest national championship in the world, for the X-Power MG ZR
.
In 2006, McKenzie travelled over 150000 miles (241,401 km) - five times round the world covering both the Formula One
and the A1 Grand Prix
.
McKenzie has covered most major sports events in her time from the Rugby World Cup
to Wimbledon
and the Derby
, from Netball
, Grand Prix and Football. McKenzie has presented for At the Races, covering horse racing for Sky Sports, and presenting the 6 o'clock news. McKenzie covered many big news stories including the Lockerbie trial.
McKenzie has recently starred in a TV advert for Nokia
, presenting award ceremonies including Formula One and other events. McKenzie presented for the Sony
PlayStation
, the F1 Regent Street display in front of 300,000 people and was asked by Nigel Mansell
and Carl Fogarty
to host the launch of their magazine for whom she was the on-track editor and columnist.
McKenzie also has a company looking after some of the top drivers, from GP2 to World Rally - http://www.LeeMcKenzieNetwork.com.
In 2009 and 2010 McKenzie has been a pit lane
reporter on the BBC's Formula One Coverage alongside Ted Kravitz
.
Lee McKenzie was the lead presenter for the BBC's F1 programme at the Japanese Grand Prix weekend in October 2010 whilst Jake Humphrey
presented the Commonwealth Games
. This was the first time a female had taken on the main anchor role in F1.
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
's Formula One
Formula One
Formula One, also known as Formula 1 or F1 and referred to officially as the FIA Formula One World Championship, is the highest class of single seater auto racing sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . The "formula" designation in the name refers to a set of rules with which...
coverage. McKenzie is also a presenter for Sky Sports
Sky Sports
Sky Sports is the brand name for a group of sports-oriented television channels operated by the UK and Ireland's main satellite pay-TV company, British Sky Broadcasting. Sky Sports is the dominant subscription television sports brand in the United Kingdom and Ireland...
and Sky Sports News
Sky Sports News
Sky Sports News is a 24-hour sports news channel in the United Kingdom. It is run by BSkyB whose sports channels include Sky Sports 1, 2, 3 and 4, as well as Sky Sports HD1, HD2, HD3 and HD4....
. McKenzie is the daughter of Bob McKenzie, the well known sport and motorsport
Motorsport
Motorsport or motorsports is the group of sports which primarily involve the use of motorized vehicles, whether for racing or non-racing competition...
journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
.
Working mainly in motorsport and rugby, McKenzie has presented for ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
, and also launched the horse racing channel "At the Races
At the Races
At The Races is a British television channel, originally co-founded with Channel 4, but now owned by a partnership between British Sky Broadcasting, Arena Leisure Plc and 30 UK racecourses....
". McKenzie has also presented Lookaround
Lookaround
Lookaround is a regional television news and current affairs programme, also including local sports news and local features of interest, produced by ITV Tyne Tees & Border at its studios in Gateshead, and serving the "Border" part of the region...
for Border Television
Border Television
Border Television is the ITV franchise holder for the Border region, spanning the England/Scotland border and covering Dumfries & Galloway region, a small part of the south-west area of Ayrshire, the Scottish Borders, parts of north and west Northumberland and the majority of Cumbria...
, and covered many high profile stories including the Lockerbie Trial
Pan Am Flight 103
Pan Am Flight 103 was Pan American World Airways' third daily scheduled transatlantic flight from London Heathrow Airport to New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport...
. McKenzie has been a journalist since she was 15 years old. In 2007, McKenzie won the Jim Clark Memorial Award for contributions to motorsport. McKenzie competed in several rounds of the World Rally Championship
World Rally Championship
The World Rally Championship is a rallying series organised by the FIA, culminating with a champion driver and manufacturer. The driver's world championship and manufacturer's world championship are separate championships, but based on the same point system. The series currently consists of 13...
in 2004, and the Norwegian Mountain rally in 2005.
McKenzie has hosted several programmes, including three seasons of Sky Sports' A1 Grand Prix
A1 Grand Prix
A1 Grand Prix was a 'single make' open-wheel auto racing series. It was unique in its field in that competitors solely represented their nation as opposed to themselves or a team, the usual format in most formula racing series. As such, it was often promoted as the "World Cup of Motorsport"...
coverage, as well as the world feed coverage.
A lifelong motorsport and "any sports" fan, McKenzie has presented several programmes on ITV, Channel 4
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
as well as Sky Sports, including the 'live' Sunday afternoon show Speed Sunday and the British Superbike Championship (BSB).
McKenzie competes as an international co-driver
Co-driver
Co-driver is the term given to the navigator of rally car in the sport of rally racing, who sits in the front passenger seat. The co-driver's job is to navigate, by reading off a set of pacenotes to the driver, often over a radio headset, due to the high level of noise in the car...
in the World Rally Championship
World Rally Championship
The World Rally Championship is a rallying series organised by the FIA, culminating with a champion driver and manufacturer. The driver's world championship and manufacturer's world championship are separate championships, but based on the same point system. The series currently consists of 13...
. McKenzie started after a challenge by ITV to train and become a world rally championship co-driver in just three months, and saw her qualifying for an International licence, right through until she won her class at Wales Rally GB. Since then McKenzie has competed in the Norwegian Rally Championship, arguably the toughest national championship in the world, for the X-Power MG ZR
MG ZR
The MG ZR is a high-performance MG-branded "hot hatch" version of the Rover 25 supermini-class car, produced by MG Rover at their Longbridge plant in Birmingham from 2001 to 2005...
.
In 2006, McKenzie travelled over 150000 miles (241,401 km) - five times round the world covering both the Formula One
Formula One
Formula One, also known as Formula 1 or F1 and referred to officially as the FIA Formula One World Championship, is the highest class of single seater auto racing sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . The "formula" designation in the name refers to a set of rules with which...
and the A1 Grand Prix
A1 Grand Prix
A1 Grand Prix was a 'single make' open-wheel auto racing series. It was unique in its field in that competitors solely represented their nation as opposed to themselves or a team, the usual format in most formula racing series. As such, it was often promoted as the "World Cup of Motorsport"...
.
McKenzie has covered most major sports events in her time from the Rugby World Cup
Rugby World Cup
The Rugby World Cup is an international rugby union competition organised by the International Rugby Board and held every four years since 1987....
to Wimbledon
The Championships, Wimbledon
The Championships, Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon , is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, considered by many to be the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London since 1877. It is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the other three Majors...
and the Derby
Epsom Derby
The Derby Stakes, popularly known as The Derby, internationally as the Epsom Derby, and under its present sponsor as the Investec Derby, is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies...
, from Netball
Netball
Netball is a ball sport played between two teams of seven players. Its development, derived from early versions of basketball, began in England in the 1890s. By 1960 international playing rules had been standardised for the game, and the International Federation of Netball and Women's Basketball ...
, Grand Prix and Football. McKenzie has presented for At the Races, covering horse racing for Sky Sports, and presenting the 6 o'clock news. McKenzie covered many big news stories including the Lockerbie trial.
McKenzie has recently starred in a TV advert for Nokia
Nokia
Nokia Corporation is a Finnish multinational communications corporation that is headquartered in Keilaniemi, Espoo, a city neighbouring Finland's capital Helsinki...
, presenting award ceremonies including Formula One and other events. McKenzie presented for the Sony
Sony
, commonly referred to as Sony, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan and the world's fifth largest media conglomerate measured by revenues....
PlayStation
PlayStation
The is a 32-bit fifth-generation video game console first released by Sony Computer Entertainment in Japan on December 3, .The PlayStation was the first of the PlayStation series of consoles and handheld game devices. The PlayStation 2 was the console's successor in 2000...
, the F1 Regent Street display in front of 300,000 people and was asked by Nigel Mansell
Nigel Mansell
Nigel Ernest James Mansell OBE is a British racing driver who won both the Formula One World Championship and the CART Indy Car World Series...
and Carl Fogarty
Carl Fogarty
Carl 'Foggy' Fogarty is the most successful World Superbike racer of all time in terms of the number of championships and number of race wins...
to host the launch of their magazine for whom she was the on-track editor and columnist.
McKenzie also has a company looking after some of the top drivers, from GP2 to World Rally - http://www.LeeMcKenzieNetwork.com.
In 2009 and 2010 McKenzie has been a pit lane
Pit stop
In motorsports, a pit stop is where a racing vehicle stops in the pits during a race for refuelling, new tires, repairs, mechanical adjustments, a driver change, or any combination of the above...
reporter on the BBC's Formula One Coverage alongside Ted Kravitz
Ted Kravitz
Ted Kravitz is a British Formula One pit-lane reporter working as part of the BBC's coverage.-Early career:...
.
Lee McKenzie was the lead presenter for the BBC's F1 programme at the Japanese Grand Prix weekend in October 2010 whilst Jake Humphrey
Jake Humphrey
Jacob John "Jake" Humphrey is an English television presenter, currently best known for his work with BBC Sport, being the youngest ever presenter to host Football Focus, Match of the Day and Final Score. He currently presents the BBC's Formula One coverage and BBC Sports Personality of the Year...
presented the Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games
The Commonwealth Games is an international, multi-sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930 and takes place every four years....
. This was the first time a female had taken on the main anchor role in F1.
Sources
- http://www.a1gp.com
- http://www.virginmedia.com/sport/motorsport/formula1/features/lee-mckenzie.php
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2008/11_november/24/f1.shtml
External links
- LeeMcKenzie.tv official site
- Lee McKenzie on TwitterTwitterTwitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...