Ian Ross (journalist)

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Ian Ross
Born
Ian James Ross

(1955-09-25) September 25, 1955 (age 64)
NationalityBritish
Known forJournalist

Ian James Ross is a former sports journalist and published author.

He has written for the Southport Visiter , Liverpool Daily Post , Liverpool Echo , The Times , Daily Telegraph and The Guardian . [1] [2]

Ross has also had several books published:

In 2001 he vacated his position at The Guardian to join Everton F.C., the club he had been writing about a decade earlier, as Director of Communications. [3] [4]

In 2007 he was appointed as a director of the Everton Community charity, and latterly took up a directorship at the charity's "free school" trust upon its formation in 2011, alongside Robert Elstone.

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  1. "How-Do Awards 2011 - and the winners are..." How do. 26 May 2011. Archived from the original on 2 January 2013. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
  2. "HTFP Jobs Get Job Alerts View all jobs Advanced search North-west conference rewards editorial success". Hold the Front Page. 25 June 2007. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  3. Prentice, David (30 November 2011). "Everton FC Director of Communicaitons Leaves Club". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  4. Tansley, Janet (12 June 2015). "BBC Panorama Screens Former Everton Communication's Director's life-and-death Heart Battle". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 24 January 2019.