Overview
- Pirks, a longtime BBC Sport presenter, disclosed Tuesday on Instagram that she will step down in two weeks after 13 years with the broadcaster.
- She said a drawing by her then four-year-old daughter that showed her working while pregnant made her rethink her priorities.
- Pirks has covered four World Cups and four Olympic Games and became a familiar on-location face after joining BBC Sport in 2013.
- Her announcement drew public support from broadcasters Laura Woods, Kelly Somers, Hayley McQueen and Angus Scott.
- She wrote that she is running toward “balance and presence,” describing a move away from a travel-heavy role to spend more time with her family.