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Alex Kay-Jelski

Alex Kay-Jelski

British sports journalist

Alex Kay-Jelski is a British sports journalist, currently the BBC Director of Sport.[1] He was previously the sports editor of The Times and the Daily Mail newspapers,[2] and the editor-in-chief of The Athletic.[3]

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Early life and education

Kay-Jelski was educated at University College School in London, and then graduated with an MA in French and Spanish at the University of Edinburgh in 2007.

Career

Kay-Jelski began his career as a graduate trainee and sub-editor at the Daily Mail in 2007. He was promoted to deputy sports news editor in 2009 before being named sports editor in 2015. He left the Mail less than a year later to become sports editor at The Times.[4]

Key-Jelski was recruited in June 2019 to join the startup US sports website The Athletic.[5][6] He has also appeared on Sky Sports and TalkSport radio.

In April 2024, Kay-Jelski was announced as the new BBC Director of Sport, replacing Barbara Slater.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    "Alex Kay-Jelski appointed new BBC Director of Sport". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  2. [2]
    "Sun's Snowdon new head of sport at Times as Hallissey retires – Sports Journalists' Association". 20 June 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  3. [3]
    "Alex Kay-Jelski". The Athletic. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  4. [4]
    Turvill, William (2 November 2015). "Daily Mail sports editor Alex Kay-Jelski moves to same role on The Times". Press Gazette. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  5. [5]
    "Sports journalism in Britain is being attacked by an American predator". The Spectator. 29 June 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  6. [6]
    "The Athletic begins UK voyage seeking to disrupt all levels of football content". SBC News. 5 August 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2019.


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