Barry Glendenning
Barry Glendenning | |
|---|---|
 Glendenning at Football Weekly Live | |
| Born | 12 March 1973 |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Known for | The Guardian, Football Weekly |
Barry Glendenning (born 12 March 1973) is an Irish socialite and sports journalist who holds the position of deputy sports editor on the guardian.co.uk website run by UK newspaper The Guardian.[1]
Glendenning was born in Birr, County Offaly[2] and attended Cistercian College, Roscrea; then he studied for a B.A. degree at University College Dublin (UCD), which however, he did not complete.
Career[]
Glendenning is currently deputy sports editor at guardian.co.uk and best known for his work on The Guardian's football podcast Football Weekly. He also regularly contributes to the site's satirical daily email service, The Fiver.[3] He is often responsible for the Guardian Unlimited "minute-by-minute reports", which feature live text coverage of Premier League, Champions League and international matches and other sports.
Glendenning can also be heard co-hosting the Warm-Up with Max Rushden on Talksport on Sunday mornings from 11am to 1pm.
On 10 October 2018, Glendenning was included in a list of the 238 most respected journalists working in Britain as published by the National Council for the Training of Journalists.[4][unreliable source?]
Glendenning has been described as having "the sexiest voice on radio" by singer Liz McClarnon.[5]
In 2000, Glendenning was a nominee for the Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year, losing out to Jason Manford.
Controversies[]
The Guardian printed an apology[6] in response to complaints regarding comments made by Barry in a segment about Sir Jack Hayward on a football podcast, when Hayward was described as having been "quite openly xenophobic and racist". Glendenning also later apologised for his choice of words.
Personal life[]
Glendenning is a supporter of Sunderland A.F.C. As of 2019, his mother is 77 years old and his father, Sam, is a retired vet.[7]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Barry Glendenning". Guardian.co.uk. London. 10 October 2007. Retrieved 15 September 2008.
- ^ "There were these three Paddys ..." The Irish Times. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
- ^ Bechtel, Mark (9 March 2005). "Blue Frenzy: Chelsea and Barcelona put on an amazing show". SI.com.
- ^ http://www.nctj.com/downloadlibrary/A%20list%20of%20the%20238%20most%20respected%20journalists.pdf
- ^ Chambers, Iain; Rushden, Max; Glendenning, Barry; Oatley, Jacqui; Brewin, John (6 July 2020). "Mason Greenwood and the Manchester United renaissance – Football Weekly". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- ^ Corrections; editor, clarifications column (21 January 2015). "Corrections and clarifications". Retrieved 23 January 2017 – via The Guardian.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
- ^ "Football Weekly". the Guardian. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
External links[]
- Guardian Unlimited Football
- Guardian Football Weekly (featuring Barry Glendenning)
- Archive of articles for The Hot Press (You have to be a subscriber to access the articles)
- Interview with Barry Glendenning
- Interview with Barry Glendenning for the Football Blog European Football Weekends
- Interview by Jarlath Regan - An Irishman Abroad series
- 1973 births
- Living people
- Irish podcasters
- Irish sports journalists
- Male journalists
- Men podcasters
- People educated at Cistercian College, Roscrea
- People from Birr, County Offaly
- The Guardian journalists