Gary Slater

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Gary Slater
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Born (1961-05-15) 15 May 1961 (age 62)
Warrington, Lancashire, England
Nationality British
OccupationSports Journalist

Gary Slater, (born 15 May 1961 [1] ), is a British sports journalist, who has worked for The Daily Telegraph and The Times . As a Warrington Wolves historian he has written several books for the popular rugby league football club. [2] In 2014 he was the ghostwriter for an autobiography of Mike Nicholas, a former rugby league footballer. [3]

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Personal life

Gary grew up in Penketh, Warrington with three siblings (Mark Slater, Julie Slater and Neil Slater). He studied at Penketh High School [4] then went to university at the Imperial College London. Gary had four sons with his first wife Jane Slater. [5]

Societies

Gary joined the Labour Party (UK) in 1978 and is now a member of the Warrington South CLP. He is also a member of the National Union of Journalists, the Rugby League Writers' Association and Camra (the Campaign for Real Ale).

Career

Gary began work as a journalist in Warrington at the Warrington Guardian where he became deputy sports editor. [6] In 1996 Gary started work for The Daily Telegraph at Canada Place in Canary Wharf, London. He left the Telegraph Media Group in 2017 and started working for The Times. [7] Aside from Gary's work as a journalist, he has also written seven books about the Warrington Wolves Rugby League football club and former players [8] and was part of the team who created the Warrington Wolves Heritage Wall at the Halliwell Jones Stadium in 2013. [9]

Publications

  1. Warrington Rugby League Club - Images of Sport (2000) [10]
  2. Warrington Rugby League Football Club 100 Greats (2002) [11]
  3. So Close to Glory: Warrington Rugby League Football Club 1919 to 1939 (2008) [12]
  4. The Warrington Wolves Miscellany (2012) [13]
  5. Jack Fish: A Rugby League Superstar (2012) [14] [15]
  6. From Swn-Y-Mor to Seattle: Nicko's Rugby Odyssey (2014) [16]
  7. Wire till I die: My life in rugby league (2016) [17]

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References

  1. ↑ "Gary Slater' Birthday".[ permanent dead link ]
  2. ↑ Slater, Gary (February 2012). About the Author Gary Slater. History Press Limited. ISBN   978-0752464725.
  3. ↑ "From Swn-Y-Mor to Seattle: Nicko's Rugby Odyssey (Paperback)".
  4. ↑ "Penketh High School".
  5. ↑ "Mr Gary Slater".
  6. ↑ "A New Chapter for Wolves from Author Gary Slater". 28 April 2012.
  7. ↑ "Telegraph moves to Victoria". 22 December 2005.
  8. ↑ "REVIEW The Warrington Wolves Miscellany by Gary Slater".
  9. ↑ "Wolves Heritage Wall".
  10. ↑ "Warrington Rugby League Club - Archive Photographs: Images of Sport (Paperback)".
  11. ↑ "WARRINGTON RUGBY LEAGUE FOOTBALL CLUB 100 GREATS".
  12. ↑ "So Close to Glory: Warrington Rugby League Football Club 1919 to 1939".
  13. ↑ "Warrington Wolves Miscellany".
  14. ↑ "Jack Fish: A Rugby League Superstar".
  15. ↑ "Jack Fish corner".
  16. ↑ "From Swn-Y-Mor to Seattle: Nicko's Rugby Odyssey".
  17. ↑ https://www.waterstones.com/book/wire-till-i-die/mark-forster/gary-slater/9781909885103 [ bare URL ]
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