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Sarah Heaney (born 19 May 1970) is a former Scottish television presenter.

Life and career

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She began her TV career with Live TV as a news reporter, then went on to front S2 Live on the now defunct SMG digital channel S2. In early 2000 Heaney moved to newsreading on Scotland Today. During this time, Heaney also presented, STV Magazine show "Room at the Top"/"Summer at the Top", which broadcast live from the top of Buchanan Galleries in Glasgow. Heaney also fronted Scottish Passport and Moviejuice, a film show. In 2006 she took voluntary redundancy as part of major shake-up of Scotland Today.[1] Heaney presented live and recorded broadcast programmes. Heaney also had a beauty column in the Daily Mail and wrote occasionally for other publications. In September 2006 she hosted ITV's Big Hearts, Big Night, and was a guest for the STV's 2008 online video blog, The Real MacKay. Heaney fronted a crime programme with news reader Mark Austin for ITV. Manhunt – Solving Britain's Crimes where Heaney and Austin appeal to the public for information on the UK's most wanted criminals.[2]

In 2008, she joined Mark Durden-Smith on Wish You Were Here...? Now & Then, a 25-part series where the hosts revisit destinations, originally visited by Judith Chalmers (Mark's mother) and other WYWH? presenters in the original 1974 series, to see how much they have changed.[3] Since 2012, Heaney has had presenting work on ITV's overnight teleshopping strand The Store. In October 2013, Heaney helped launch The Store as a dedicated full-time shopping channel on Sky and Freesat.[4]

Heaney lives in London. She is divorced from businessman Ed Adams with whom she shares two children: Edward William Adams, born on the 17 June 2006[5] and second son Will was born in May 2008.

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Sarah Heaney is a Scottish television presenter known for her long-running role as the main anchor of Scotland Today, Scottish Television's flagship news programme, which she presented for over seven years. During her time on the show, she handled breaking news coverage, conducted interviews with a diverse range of guests from politicians to pop stars, and fronted special reports from locations including Bangladesh. Heaney has presented numerous other programmes across British television, including the ITV1 crime series Manhunt and the travel programme Wish You Were Here.... Her work also encompasses live features and strands for breakfast shows such as Daybreak, This Morning, and LK Today, often filmed on location in places like Dubai, Mauritius, and Mallorca, as well as film review segments on Moviejuice and contributions to STV's Scottish Passport. In addition to on-screen presenting, she wrote a weekly health and beauty column for the Daily Mail for three years and has provided voice-overs for various projects. More recently, Heaney has worked as a professional conference facilitator and event host, drawing on her extensive experience in live television to moderate events and panels.

Early life

Limited public information exists about Sarah Heaney's early life and background. She is Dublin-born, but no verified details are available regarding her exact birth date, family, education, or pre-broadcasting experiences. Sources do not provide further insight into her formative years prior to her entry into television presenting.

Career

Sarah Heaney began her television career as a news reporter on Live TV. She later became a presenter on STV's digital channel S2 and moved into newsreading on Scotland Today starting in early 2000. She anchored Scotland Today until taking voluntary redundancy in 2006. Following her time at Scotland Today, she presented programmes including ITV's Manhunt – Solving Britain's Crimes, Wish You Were Here...? Now & Then, and overnight presenting on ITV's The Store (from 2012). She also contributed to magazine and entertainment shows such as Summer at the Top, S2Live, and others.

Personal life

Sarah Heaney's personal life remains largely private. She married jewellery designer Ed Adams on 7 May 2005 at Luss Parish Church, Loch Lomond. The couple has two sons. Sources indicate she is now divorced and lives in London. Limited additional details are publicly available.
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