Having honed her craft as an award-winning football presenter for eight years at SuperSport, Julia Stuart has landed a plum job at Premier League Productions in the UK.
Stuart confirmed on Friday that she will be starting a new journey on the other side of the world with one of the biggest production companies in the world.
Even though Stuart signed off from SuperSport after presenting the recent Fifa Women’s World Cup final, SuperSport remains confident of working with Stuart in future.
“This is a remarkable opportunity and I’m excited to tackle the new challenge,” Stuart said from London.
“Leaving SuperSport was a massive decision and now the irony is it seems like I’ve only really moved channels from 202 to 203 – even though my location and the league I cover has changed completely.”
Stuart earned acclaim for her expertise while at SuperSport, both as an anchor and pitch side reporter on various football properties like the DStv Premiership.
SuperSport Chief Executive Rendani Ramovha said he is saddened by the departure of Stuart but delighted that she will still be working closely with the pay channel.
“Julia epitomised professionalism and we are sad to see her go,” said Ramovha.
“Yet we are proud she is following her dream and we will still get to see her on our platform.”
Stuart’s new role will see her host a comprehensive build-up to the key Premier League fixtures each week, joined in studio by two experts.
Happily, she will continue to be a presence on the ‘Home of Sport’ as she will present the weekly preview show Team Talks, which is broadcast on SuperSport every Friday (SS Premier League 203, from 7pm).
Stuart will be joining South African compatriot and close friend Melissa Reddy in the UK, who is a senior reporter for Sky Sports and Sky Sports News.
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