Ed Malyon
Ed Malyon | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | University of Manchester |
| Occupation | Sports Journalist |
| Employer | The Athletic |
Ed Malyon is a British sports journalist who is Managing Director of UK Operations for The Athletic.[1] He was formerly the sports editor of The Independent and the weekend football editor of the Daily Mirror.[2]
Education[]
Malyon received a B.A. in Spanish and French from Manchester University.
Career[]
Malyon began his journalism career as a freelance writer, reporting on South American football for The Daily Mirror, Sports Illustrated, ESPN, The Guardian and FourFourTwo.[3] He joined the Daily Mirror full-time in 2013[4] and was later made deputy sports editor and European football correspondent.[5]
Malyon was appointed sports editor of The Independent in 2017 while still only 27, the youngest in the history of Fleet Street to be given the role.[6] He was the host of The Indy Football Podcast,[7] nominated for ‘best podcast’ at the 2017 Football Supporters Federation awards.[8]
He left the Independent on 17 May 2019 to join startup US sports website The Athletic.[9]
Malyon has also contributed to the TalkSport’s NFL Show,[10] and European Football Show,[11] The Anfield Wrap,[12] the Radio 5 Live shows Fighting Talk[13] and The Football Daily,[14] as well as the Irish podcast Second Captains.[15]
Personal life[]
Malyon is a supporter of Crystal Palace FC.[16]
References[]
- ^ "The Athletic launches in the UK with focus on 'local' coverage of Premier League football teams". 4 August 2019.
- ^ "Ed Malyon". The Independent. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
- ^ Malyon, Ed (2011-06-28). "Titanic day for Argentine football sinks the unsinkable". FourFourTwo. Retrieved 2019-08-04.
- ^ ResponseSource. "Editorial changes at Mirror Online". ResponseSource. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
- ^ "Ed Malyon - Mirror Online". www.mirror.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
- ^ "27-year-old Malyon appointed Independent sports editor – Sports Journalists' Association". Retrieved 2019-02-19.
- ^ "The Indy Football Podcast". rss.acast.com.
- ^ "FSF Awards 2017 shortlists announced - Football Supporters' Federation". www.fsf.org.uk. 31 October 2017.
- ^ Malyon, Ed (2019-05-17). ""Last day at The Independent after a brilliant few years"". Twitter. Retrieved 2019-05-18.
- ^ "The NFL Show podcast: October 10, 2017". 10 October 2017.
- ^ "European Football Show Podcast".
- ^ "PRE MATCH SCOUT Archives".
- ^ "BBC Radio 5 live - Fighting Talk, Kate Richardson-Walsh, ed Malyon, Greg Brady, Clive Anderson".
- ^ "BBC Radio 5 live - Football Daily, Doughnuts, Roy's tattoos and Ronaldo's translator".
- ^ "SoundCloud - Hear the world's sounds".
- ^ "- News".
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