Mike Ingham’s acclaimed autobiography will be universally available at the end of March when it is released in paperback. Ingham, for many years…
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Category: Sports broadcasting
When Wembley final staged penalty shoot-out as pre-match TV gimmick for ‘On The Ball’
By PHILIP BARKER Manchester City did not need a penalty shoot-out to win the Carabao Cup on Sunday but when they first lifted the same trophy 50 years…
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A golden year of cricket, stand-up comic Gary Neville and a first for CNN and talkSPORT…
FAYE CARRUTHERS, chair of broadcast judges, reports on the British Sports Journalism Awards It was a year of new awards, new winners and a year where …
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Who will be SJA Pundit of 2019? Members can cast their votes here
Last year the SJA Pundit of the Year title was added to the broadcast category of the British Sports Journalism Awards, sponsored by The National Lott…
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SJA British Sports Journalism Awards 2019: broadcast shortlists
The broadcast shortlists for the 2019 British Sports Journalism Awards, sponsored by The National Lottery and Canon, are revealed today. And what a jo…
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Claudia Corbisiero’s journey from work experience kid at Sky Sports to the world’s biggest stages
From a work experience runner on Sky Sports to a director and producer in high-end sports content, Claudia Corbisiero of SJA award-winning Noah Media …
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When 1969 FA Cup final turned into 40-man brawl between BBC and ITV crews
By PHILIP BARKER Manchester City are at Wembley for the FA Cup final this weekend, just as they were 50 years ago. The domestic showpiece is alwa…
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Sky Sports News supremo Cairns calls it a day after 30 years
Andy Cairns, the man behind the Sky Sports News phenomenon, has decided to call it a day after three decades with the broadcaster. Cairns, who is also…
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Hit film on Papua New Guinea women’s rugby league team comes to UK
British sports journalist and broadcaster Joanna Lester, who ‘grew up surrounded by rugby league’, is the director of an extraordinary doc…
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Motty bows out and it’s business as usual
By Frank Malley When John Motson, after 50 unforgettable years, had commentated on his final match for the BBC, perversely an instantly forgettable an…
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