Samantha Johnson began her presenting career on channels such as Coral TV before moving on to become a sport presenter for Chelsea Football Club and BeIn Media. She soon became a popular face on TV and started adding radio broadcasting to her resume. She has been a presenter and co-producer for Colourful Radio where she presented The Midweek Sports Show.

Samantha has presented a wide range of sporting programmes such as TRT’s flagship Beyond the Game programme, and has covered a range of sporting events including the 2020 Turkish Grand Prix, the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Football Draw, the 2021 Futsal World Cup Draw, the FIFA 2022 World Cup European and Intercontinental Play-Off Draws and co-hosted the 2022 World Cup Draw which was streamed to millions of people across the globe.

With over 15 years’ experience in the sporting industry, Samantha has worked with and interviewed some of the biggest names in basketball, Formula One, boxing, Olympics and Paralympics, football, rugby and NFL.

One of her biggest interviews came in 2015-16 when she interviewed Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri prior to their first Premier League title win. It received worldwide coverage on CNN, Fox ports, the Guardian and Telegraph newspapers. Her success was replicated in 2021 after a football match between Istanbul Basakeshir and Paris Saint-Germain ended with both teams walking off the pitch over a racism allegation. Her interview with player Demba Ba and coach Pierre Webo was picked up by media outlets around the world such as L’Equipe and Mail Online.

Samantha’s expertise and experience means she is in high demand for event work.

See examples of Sam’s live event hosting work below:

She has chaired and featured on panels at the House of Commons, Wembley Stadium and the Etihad, as well as countless schools and universities throughout the UK and Turkey. She has worked with the likes of former Arsenal vice-chairman David Dein who is also a Premier League and FA ambassador, as well as former Chelsea, Juventus and England international forward and Aston Villa Women Sporting Director, Eniola Aluko.

As well as her sporting and presenting career, Samantha also works with the United Nations on their ‘Awake Not Sleeping’ initiative, which aims to change how societies think about women and girls’ roles, rights and human potential to make gender equality a lived reality for all. Samantha’s news broadcasting career is not solely focussed on sport; she carried out an interview with the founder of Global Wellness Day, Belgin Aksoy, an event recognised by the likes of Oprah Winfrey and the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. She also believes in giving back and inspiring the next generation and continues to work as a mentor.

Samantha is a highly accomplished keynote and motivational speaker. Her specialist topics include:

– Black History Month

– Sport

– Leisure

– Women and equality

– Wellness and mental health

– Women’s health

– Diversity

– Inclusion

See Samantha’s speaker showreel below:

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