Alex Kay-Jelski
Alex Kay-Jelski | |
|---|---|
| Born | London, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | University College School |
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Years active | 2007-present |
Alex Kay-Jelski is a British sports journalist, currently the editor-in-chief of The Athletic.[1] He was previously the sports editor of The Times and the Daily Mail newspapers.[2]
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.[3]
Key-Jelski was recruited in June 2019 to join the startup US sports website The Athletic.[4][5] He has also appeared on Sky Sports and TalkSport radio.
External links
References
- ^ "Alex Kay-Jelski". The Athletic. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ "Sun's Snowdon new head of sport at Times as Hallissey retires – Sports Journalists' Association". Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- ^ Twitter, William Turvill (2 November 2015). "Daily Mail sports editor Alex Kay-Jelski moves to same role on The Times". Press Gazette. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "Sports journalism in Britain is being attacked by an American predator". The Spectator. 29 June 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- ^ "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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