Ed Malyon

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Ed Malyon
NationalityBritish
Alma materUniversity of Manchester
OccupationSports Journalist
EmployerSelf-Employed

Ed Malyon is a British sports media executive and writer who was most recently Managing Director of UK Operations for The Athletic . [1] He was formerly the sports editor of The Independent and the weekend football editor of the Daily Mirror . [2]

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Education

Malyon received a B.A. in Spanish and French from Manchester University.

Career

Malyon began his journalism career as a freelance writer, reporting on South American football for The Daily Mirror, Sports Illustrated, ESPN, The Guardian and FourFourTwo . [3] He joined the Daily Mirror full-time in 2013 [4] and was later made deputy sports editor and European football correspondent. [5]

Malyon was appointed sports editor of The Independent in 2017 while still only 27, the youngest in the history of Fleet Street to be given the role. [6] He was the host of The Indy Football Podcast, [7] nominated for ‘best podcast’ at the 2017 Football Supporters Federation awards. [8]

He left the Independent on 17 May 2019 to join startup US sports website The Athletic, founding their London office and international business. [9]

Malyon was described by the Daily Telegraph as “among the most powerful figures in British sports media” [10] .

Personal life

Malyon is a supporter of Crystal Palace FC. [11] He resides in America with his wife and dog.

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References

  1. ↑ "The Athletic launches in the UK with focus on 'local' coverage of Premier League football teams". 4 August 2019.
  2. ↑ "Ed Malyon". The Independent. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  3. ↑ Malyon, Ed (28 June 2011). "Titanic day for Argentine football sinks the unsinkable". FourFourTwo. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  4. ↑ ResponseSource. "Editorial changes at Mirror Online". ResponseSource. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  5. ↑ "Ed Malyon - Mirror Online". www.mirror.co.uk. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  6. ↑ "27-year-old Malyon appointed Independent sports editor – Sports Journalists' Association". 30 December 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  7. ↑ "The Indy Football Podcast". rss.acast.com.
  8. ↑ "FSF Awards 2017 shortlists announced - Football Supporters' Federation". www.fsf.org.uk. 31 October 2017.
  9. ↑ Malyon, Ed (17 May 2019). ""Last day at The Independent after a brilliant few years"". Twitter. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  10. ↑ Williams, Christopher (3 August 2019). "The Athletic: The Silicon Valley-backed venture shaking up the world of sports journalism". The Telegraph.
  11. ↑ "- News".


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