Jim White (journalist)

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Jim White (born 1957) is a British journalist and presenter. He attended Manchester Grammar School and read English at Bristol University. [1]

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Writing

White was a founding member of staff at The Independent in 1986. He has covered major sporting events for the Daily Telegraph since 2003, after leaving The Guardian . [2] He is an ardent Manchester United supporter and writes a regular column for fanzines United We Stand and The Telegraph. [3] He also writes articles for Yahoo! Eurosport. [4]

White has also written a book, You'll Win Nothing with Kids, a memoir of his time as a wholly unsuccessful junior football coach. [5] [6]

Broadcasting

White is a long-serving contributor to BBC Radio 4 and Five Live, including appearances as a guest pundit on Fighting Talk . [7] He has also appeared on Sky, for whom he has written and presented documentaries on Jose Mourinho and Sven-Göran Eriksson, and previously presented a sports current affairs show, The Back Page, on STV. [8]

Personal life

White has two sons. The younger of the two boys, Barney, is an actor [9] known for playing opposite Ben Miller in Professor T. White also has a daughter Ellie who is a comedian and actress. [10]

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References

  1. "Jim White's profile". BBC Radio 4. Retrieved 6 July 2007.
  2. Tryhorn, Chris (1 July 2003). "White signs for Telegraph". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  3. The Rough Guide to Manchester United, by Jim White and Andy Mitten
  4. Jim White Yahoo! Eurosport
  5. You'll Win Nothing With Kids, By Jim White, Jah Wobble, The Independent, 30 September 2007
  6. Jim White: Life's a pitch as a touchline dad, The Telegraph, 25 August 2007
  7. Fighting Talk
  8. IMUST
  9. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6657090/
  10. "Twitter status". Twitter. Retrieved 11 June 2020.