Carnegie Sporting Words Festival 13-14 November 2009
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Nov 13, 2009 10:30 am - 4:00 pm (Friday)
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This unique sports literary event, presented in partnership with Leeds Metropolitan University, and Harrogate International Festival, gives sports enthusiasts the chance to debate wi...
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Event details: Carnegie Sporting Words Festival 13-14 November 2009
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This unique sports literary event, presented in partnership with Leeds Metropolitan University, and Harrogate International Festival, gives sports enthusiasts the chance to debate with, tackle and report back to some of the nation’s most well known sports writers, journalists and presenters.
Highlights include top tips on achieving ‘Success in Sports Media’ with expert BBC Bloggers Ben Dirs and Tom Fordyce as well as a host of hot debate and insight from industry heavyweights including broadcaster and cricket-lover Barry Norman and Harry Gration’s sporting heroes with Darren Gough, Ellery Hanley and Leeds United legend Norman Hunter.
BBC 5 Live’s Fighting Talk, hosted by Colin Murray, returns for a live broadcast from the Festival and guests can also catch several all-star ‘in conversation’ events. These include ‘Geoff Hurst and The Hand of God’ with ex-referee and author Graham Poll and sports journalist and broadcaster Mick Dennis, as well as ‘Leather on Willow – a very English affair’ with author Duncan Hamilton, Barry Norman and Martin Kelner.
This year’s Carnegie Sporting Words Festival will explore the changing face of sports journalism, the history and passion behind some of the nation’s favourite sporting pastimes and will host the first ever Pongo Cricket Emerging Journalist award. Set up by Cricket’s Joe Sayers Pongo is a ground-breaking media platform for fans to contribute their own stories, blogs and reviews on the world of cricket.
Full line up visit www.sportingwords.com or call 01423 562303
Highlights include top tips on achieving ‘Success in Sports Media’ with expert BBC Bloggers Ben Dirs and Tom Fordyce as well as a host of hot debate and insight from industry heavyweights including broadcaster and cricket-lover Barry Norman and Harry Gration’s sporting heroes with Darren Gough, Ellery Hanley and Leeds United legend Norman Hunter.
BBC 5 Live’s Fighting Talk, hosted by Colin Murray, returns for a live broadcast from the Festival and guests can also catch several all-star ‘in conversation’ events. These include ‘Geoff Hurst and The Hand of God’ with ex-referee and author Graham Poll and sports journalist and broadcaster Mick Dennis, as well as ‘Leather on Willow – a very English affair’ with author Duncan Hamilton, Barry Norman and Martin Kelner.
This year’s Carnegie Sporting Words Festival will explore the changing face of sports journalism, the history and passion behind some of the nation’s favourite sporting pastimes and will host the first ever Pongo Cricket Emerging Journalist award. Set up by Cricket’s Joe Sayers Pongo is a ground-breaking media platform for fans to contribute their own stories, blogs and reviews on the world of cricket.
Full line up visit www.sportingwords.com or call 01423 562303
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