By ANTON RIPPON Former television sports presenter Steve Lee has died suddenly at the age of 68. For a generation of viewers in the Midlands, Lee was …
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Counting the cost of coronavirus: job losses at Reach, Newsquest and BBC
The covid-19 crisis, which has already radically affected the freelance sports journalism industry, is beginning to take a heavy toll on staff jobs to…
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Ingham autobiography out in paperback – ‘for anyone who loves radio sport the way it should be done’
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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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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Ex-BBC man Warner pens guide to recovering from redundancy
Everybody should be preparing for the day when they could be suddenly shown the door by their employers, especially in journalism. That is the advice …
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Report a Cup final? No, you’re a woman – the amazing tale of Mary Raine in 1969
Mary Raine was a pioneering football journalist who made history by becoming the first woman to be heard on Sports Report. PHILIP BARKER tells her ext…
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A double act, some new names and a tragic accident shape broadcast awards
A double act, some new names, and a tragic accident shaped the broadcast section of the 2018 SJA British Sports Journalism Awards, sponsored by Canon …
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Rolling back the years to 1969 and the BBC’s search for a sports commentator
As the countdown to next week’s British Sports Journalism awards gathers pace, PHILIP BARKER dips into the archives and reveals how the BBC went…
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BBC’s Roan awarded honorary fellowship from Northampton University
BBC sports editor Dan Roan was back on home soil this week to receive an honorary fellowship from the University of Northampton. Fresh from covering E…
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From the press box: Working for nothing but the ‘warm glow’ of hearing your voice
SJA member ANTON RIPPON on the thorny issue of expecting journalists to work for free, especially in broadcast. IT was the spri…
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