Adrian Warner Email & Phone Number

United Kingdom

Northampton, England, United Kingdom

Reporting for TV, radio and online, principally for 1.30pm 6.30pm and 10.30pm live news programmes but also for the BBC’s 10 o’clock News, News Channel and BBC World. Work also includes special investigations for The Politics Show, documentary programme Inside Out on TV and Radio Four’s You and Yours.Focus for Olympics was on London’s preparations across wide range of subjects from athletes’ funding and performances to construction of venues, budget rows and security issues. This requires nurturing extensive contacts with key figures in Government and with London’s movers and shakers as well as with governing bodies and clubs. Contacts include key sports figures from international as well as national sport but also important people campaigning for ordinary Londoners. A fluent French and German speaker, Adrian has been on first-name terms for many years with important figures like the new President of the International Olympic Committee Thomas Bach as well as with London's Mayor Boris Johnson and British Cabinet Ministers. Reputation for breaking stories and setting the agenda across wide range of issues. This recognised in 2009 with place on Sports Journalists Association (SJA)’s five-strong shortlist for Sports Broadcaster of the Year. Regular live performer in studio and on location. Reported from the 2008, 2010 and 2012 Olympics and also reported from Beijing, Vancouver, Athens, and Delhi.

Senior writer for newspaper producing up to five editions per day with responsibility for getting front and back-page stories.Work included stories across all sports from football finance and drugs to Government policy on sport and match reporting at major events. Reported at following events: Football’s Euro 2004 in Portugal and 2006 World Cup in Germany, 2004 Athens Summer Olympics, 2006 Turin Winter Olympics, 2003 and 2005 World Athletics Championships in Paris and Helsinki, Six Nations rugby union games across UK, Test cricket, domestic and international club football, Wimbledon tennis.Voted Britain's Sports News Reporter of the Year in 2007 (SJA) for front-page exclusive on Chelsea and for investigation into football agents. Shortlisted for same SJA award in 2006 for exclusives during London's bid for the 2012 Olympics.Co-wrote book The Race for the 2012 Olympics on London's bid. Regular contributor to BBC Five Live, Sky News and BBC Radio 4 news programmes.

London, United Kingdom

Correspondent for text services, producing urgent stories, analysis and features from Britain and abroad. Also ran reporting teams at some major events. Chief writer on the IOC and the Olympics but also ran Reuters’ coverage of rugby union worldwide, including the 1999 World Cup. Chief sports news reporter at major events, including football’s 1998 and 2002 World Cups and Euro 2000, 1998 and 2002 Winter Olympics, 2000 Sydney Summer Olympics, 2002 Commonwealth Games, 1999 and 2001 World Athletics Championships, 1999 rugby union and cricket World Cups. Covered international IOC meetings in Senegal, Mexico, Nagano, Salt Lake City and Sydney. Also reported on FIFA meetings worldwide.Broke biggest story at the 2002 Salt Lake Winter Olympics on figure skating row which was featured highly on all U.S. TV networks. Regularly broke doping stories at Olympics and other events. Contributed to BBC's Five Live and BBC World Service.

Bonn

Correspondent covering sport across Germany and mainland Europe.Regular reporter at Champions League and other European football matches as well at World/European championships in athletics, tennis, motor racing, gymnastics, ice hockey, bobsleigh, Alpine skiing, basketball, swimming and rowing.Reporter at following events; 1990 and 1994 football World Cups in Italy and United States, 1992 Barcelona and 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics, 1992 and 1994 Winter Olympics in Albertville and Lillehammer, Euro 1996 in England.Covered fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 and sparked international inquiry with exclusive stories on former East Germany's drug-taking regime. Also broke story on international drugs scandal involving German sprinter Katrin Krabbe

Amsterdam

Correspondent covering general, financial, arts and sports news. Covered European political summits in The Hague. Assigned to first Olympics in Seoul in 1988.

London, United Kingdom

Reporter at Fleet Street headquarters on desks covering sport, business, finance and general news. Work included Five Nations rugby and English and international football. First story published was about Alex Ferguson joining Manchester United.

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), French/German Interpreting

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