- Born
- Birth nameJune Kunadu Sarpong
- June joined the BBC in November 2019. She is an internationally renowned broadcaster, writer and campaigner on diversity issues. She started her career as a DJ and presenter on MTV, Kiss FM and for ten years on Channel 4's T4 youth strand. She has gone on to appear as a panellist on ITV's Loose Women and now on Sky News' The Pledge.
Since 2010, she has built a reputation as a leading campaigner on a wide range of diversity and inclusion issues. She is a passionate advocate for change in the workplace and a champion for greater representation throughout the media. She has written two books on diversity issues - Diversify (2017) and The Power of Women (2018) - and co-founded the Women - Inspiration and Enterprise (WIE) Alliance in 2010, an international conference supporting female excellence and empowerment. She also co-founded the Decide Act Now (DNA) summit, promoting discussion and innovation.
- IMDb mini biography by: BBC Official Page
- Is good friends with Jimmy Carr and Vernon Kay
- Is a big fan for charity 'Make Poverty History'
- Sister of Sam Sarpong.
- Her favourite remedy is to drink lemon, brandy and honey before she goes to bed
- She was awarded the M.B.E. (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2007 Queen's New Years Honors List for her services to broadcasting and charity.
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