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Antoine Allen | |
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| Born | December 20, 1987 |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | Documentary presenter and TV reporter |
Antoine Allen (born 20 December 1987) is a British documentary presenter and TV reporter, best known as a presenter and reporter for ITV News programmes, documentaries and Itv Sport.
Antoine Allen was born in Northampton, England, to British-Caribbean parents. He attended Northampton School for Boys in Northamptonshire. [1] As a student Allen competed in 400 metres hurdles at a national prep level [2] and won a bronze medal for high jump at the 2002 British Under-15 Athletics Championships. [3] Allen graduated from King's College London.
In 2024, Allen became the first winner of the Sport Journalists Assocation Sport for Change award at the annual SJA awards [4] .
In 2022, Allen's short documentary into gun crime in Sweden aired in ITV's current affairs show On Assignment. [5] Allen became one of the presenters for ITV News London late show. [6]
Allen joined ITV Sport's Emirates FA Cup coverage as their match day reporter for the 21/22 season [7]
In 2021, Allen produced his second documentary for ITV News, highlighting positive male role models. The documentary was about boxer Lawrence Okolie's journey from being bullied at school due to being clinically obese, to becoming a WBO cruiserweight world champion boxer. [8]
In 2020, Allen presented Good Morning Britain 's regional London news and reported for ITV Lunchtime News . He interviewed boxer Anthony Joshua, ICC Cricket World cup winner Eoin Morgan, Rugby World Cup winner Martin Johnson, New Zealand rugby player Jonah Lomu, Olympic Games gold medalist swimmer Rebecca Adlington, long-distance runner Mo Farah, two-time UEFA Champions League winning manager José Mourinho, and Olympic Games gold medalist gymnast Max Whitlock. Vogue photographer Misan Harriman, including Black History Month interviews about his career and year covering the Black Lives Matter protests. [9] In the same year, Allen interviewed British boxer Anthony Yarde about the death of Yarde's father and grandmother due to COVID-19. [10]
|n 2019, Allen joined ITN, as a TV reporter for ITV News London. He produced and reported a documentary about footballer Chuba Akpom's unbeaten season at PAOK F.C. [11] Allen was named as one of the Ugo Ehiogu "Ones To Watch" by The Football Black List. [12]
In 2018, Allen joined Onefootball in Germany, as their football news anchorman and lead content creator. [13] By the end of year, Allen presented his first international documentary about the history of Blackface and The Netherlands' SinterKlaas children's character Zwarte Piet aka 'Black Pete'. [14] Allen also appeared on Talkradio as a co-host of the Penny Smith morning radio show.
Allen has written for The Guardian about racism in society.
In 2013, Allen set a world record for most electrical energy generated by pedalling a bicycle in one minute, after creating a remarkable 16200 joules. [15]
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