Lee McKenzie
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McKenzie at Brands Hatch in 2011.
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| Born | 1 December 1977 |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Occupation | Journalist, presenter |
| Employer | BBC, Channel 4 |
| Known for | Motorsport journalism |
| Home town | Ayr, Scotland |
| Parent(s) | Bob McKenzie |
| Website | Official website |
Lee McKenzie (born 1 December 1977) is a journalist and presenter who is deputy presenter for Channel 4's F1 coverage and also the main presenter of the channel's highlights of the World Endurance Championship. She was the main presenter of Inside F1 for BBC News. McKenzie has also worked as a presenter for the BBC's F1 coverage, Sky Sports and Sky Sports News.
The daughter of Bob McKenzie, a fellow sport and motorsport journalist, McKenzie has worked mainly in motorsport and rugby.
McKenzie has presented for ITV, and also launched the horse racing channel At the Races. McKenzie has also presented Lookaround for Border Television, and covered many high-profile stories including the Lockerbie Trial. McKenzie has been a journalist since she was 15 years old. In 2007, McKenzie won the Jim Clark Memorial Award for contributions to motorsport. McKenzie competed in several rounds of the World Rally Championship in 2004, and the Norwegian Mountain rally in 2005.
McKenzie has hosted several programmes, including three seasons of Sky Sports' A1 Grand Prix coverage, as well as the world feed coverage. A lifelong motorsport and "any sports" fan, McKenzie has presented several programmes on ITV, Channel 4 as well as Sky Sports, including the live Sunday afternoon show Speed Sunday and the British Superbike Championship (BSB). In 2006, McKenzie travelled over 150,000 miles (240,000 km) – five times round the world – covering both the Formula One and the A1 Grand Prix.
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