Biography Page Sarah Pennells - Personal Finance Journalist and Author

Sarah went freelance in 1999 and has worked across a wide variety of media. She has created and launched a new money website for women called savvywoman.co.uk, aimed at smart women who want more from their money. Sarah has had three books published and appeared as the consumer and personal finance reporter on BBC1's Saturday Breakfast programme for four years.

Sarah has also worked as a freelance reporter for BBC weekday Breakfast, BBC World Business Report, Radio 4's consumer programme You and Yours and Radio 4's Moneybox.

She also contributes to and has written for a number of newspapers and magazines. These include: 'Ideal Home', 'Good Housekeeping', 'She', 'Woman and Home', 'The Lady', 'London Evening Standard Homes and Property supplement', 'Moneywise', 'Financial Mail on Sunday', 'Saturday Independent', 'Saturday Telegraph' and 'Shares'.

Previously, Sarah was employed by the BBC as a reporter and producer, working for Radio 4's Moneybox, the Today programme and Radio 5 Live's Wake up to Money.

Sarah's first job in radio was working for Radio Trent, a commercial station covering the East Midlands. Sarah worked across a wide variety of speech-based programming and produced a weekly business programme, which was shortlisted for an award at the New York International Festival of Radio and Television. Sarah was also nominated for a Sony Award.

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