Mick Dennis

Mick Dennis (born 10 May 1952 in Isleworth, Middlesex, England) is an editor and author and a retired sports writer and broadcaster.

In a career of more than 40 years in newspapers, he wrote (mostly about football) for The Sun, The Sunday Times, The Daily Mirror,[1] The Daily Telegraph, the London Evening Standard (where he held a number of executive positions, including sports editor)[2] and The Daily Express,[3] (where he was football correspondent from December 2003 until March 2015, when he retired from day-to-day journalism). During the first 15 years of the 2000s he appeared regularly on Sky News, had a weekly spot on Sky Sports News, was a guest presenter on TalkSPORT radio and LBC radio and frequently contributed to programmes on BBC Radio 5 Live. He is a magistrate, involved with several charities and is a football referee. He mentors young referees,[4] has served on various funding panels for the Football Foundation and is currently vice-chair of the Premier League & FA Facilities Fund[5] and a trustee of Norwich City's Community Sports Foundation.[6] He chaired the Dacorum Sports Trust (which trades as Sportspace) for five years and remains a trustee. He is a member of Kick it Out's grassroots advisory group.[7] He collaborated with referee Graham Poll on the latter's autobiography, "Seeing Red", and "Geoff Hurst, The Hand Of God and the Biggest Rows in Football." He has written a book about football, The Team, which is part of the Quick Reads Initiative series of books, aimed at readers who lack confidence,[8] and has contributed to four anthologies of sports writing. After retiring from newspaper and broadcast journalism in 2015 he edited a collection of Norwich City essays called Tales From The City.[9]

References

  1. ↑ Hodgson, Jessica (11 April 2002). "Mirror signs Mick Dennis". London: MediaGuardian. Retrieved 2008-01-11.
  2. ↑ http://www.prweek.com/article/107519/media-briefs-dennis-rings-changes-evening-standard
  3. ↑ "Reading Champions". National Literacy Trust. Archived from the original on 12 April 2007. Retrieved 2008-01-11.
  4. ↑ http://www.hemelrefs.co.uk/attachments/File/Minutes/HHRA_Minutes_may_AGM_2013.pdf
  5. ↑ http://www.footballfoundation.org.uk/about-us/assessment-panels/
  6. ↑ http://communitysportsfoundation.org.uk/about/Our_Trustees
  7. ↑ http://www.kickitout.org/about/guidance-groups/grassroots-guidance-group/
  8. ↑ "Author Guest At Book Club". Watford Observer. Retrieved 2008-01-11.
  9. ↑ https://ueatickets.ticketabc.com/events/tales-city-live/
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