Mark Woods (sportswriter)

Mark Woods is a sports writer and broadcaster, based in Edinburgh, United Kingdom.

His work regularly features in several print and broadcast media outlets in the UK and overseas, in particular on basketball, athletics, cricket and triathlon.

He has been a presenter for BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Radio Scotland, Premier Sports and TalkSport, and commentator on Sky Sports, Eurosport and BBL TV.

Writing

He was presently editor of MVP Magazine, and contributes to BT Sport,[1] ESPN.com,[2] The Daily Record and The Herald. He is the author of several children's books on sport.

Awards

In 2012, he was the first non-American to be shortlisted in the Professional Basketball Writers Association annual awards.[3]

Personal life

Hailing originally from Belfast, he attended the University of Dundee.

References
  1. "Mark Woods". btsport. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  2. "Mark Woods News, Videos, Photos, and PodCasts - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  3. "Slam dunk for Woods in US basketball awards". Sports Journalists' Association. 15 March 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2015.


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