Simon Lewis

Current

• Sports journalist at Press Association/PA Sport

Past

• Sports Journalist at Freelance sports journalist
• Sports editor/consultancy at Thomas Crosbie Media
• Sports editor at Cork Evening Echo

• Reporter/Sub-editor at Irish Examiner
• Reporter at UK News

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Education

• London College Of Printing
• London Metropolitan University

Connections

65 connections

Industry

Media Production

Websites

• My Company

Simon Lewis’s Summary

Journalism professional for more than a decade, writing, editing and producing work for newspapers, wire services, agencies, magazines and websites in the UK, Ireland and United States.

Has reported on major sporting championships and events across four continents in football, golf, tennis, boxing, track and field, Formula One, horse racing, rugby and cricket and covered sports from baseball to ice yachting.

In addition to sport, has had published travel features, business news, lifestyle, music, fitness and health stories.

Simon Lewis’s Specialties:

Writing, reporting, editorial and media production; website development and project management; business administration and management (Irish Management Institute Diploma – Young Managers Programme for High Potential Managers completed in 2000)

Simon Lewis’s Experience

• Sports journalist

  Press Association/PA Sport

  (Privately Held; Media Production industry)

  April 2008 — Present (1 year 8 months)

  Based in New York and covering sporting events and breaking sports news across North America

• Sports Journalist

  Freelance sports journalist

  (Online Media industry)

  November 2003 — April 2008 (4 years 6 months)

  Based in New York since 2003, contributing mainly sports and travel news, colour and features to:
  
  Wires and agencies: PA SportsTicker (USA), AP (USA), Press Association (UK), Hayters Teamwork Sports Agency (UK);
  
  Newspapers: Irish Examiner (Ireland), Mail On Sunday (Ireland), Sunday Mirror (UK), Sunday Tribune (Ireland), Sunday Business Post (Ireland), Irish Echo (USA), Cork Evening Echo (Ireland), Sligo Weekender (Ireland);
  
  Magazines: Golf Monthly, Women & Golf, Men’s Health, Sky (UK), Irish Runner (Ireland), Greenpitch (USA), Emirates, Priority (Singapore Airlines) & MedLife (GB Airways) in-flight magazines, UAE Sport Today, Score (Spain), FQ (Father's Quarterly);
  
  Radio & TV: RTE (Ireland); Chorus Sports (Ireland)
  
  Websites: sportinglife.com, yahoo.com, golfonline.ie, rugby.ie, irishexaminer.com

• Sports editor/consultancy

  Thomas Crosbie Media

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Online Media industry)

  September 2001 — October 2003 (2 years 2 months)

  Sports editor/consultancy with new media arm of Thomas Crosbie Holdings, owners of the Irish Examiner. Was overseeing sports content on irishexaminer.com, planning and commissioning sports content on Breakingnews.ie and developing new websites for TCM, including joint venture with RTE, rugby.ie, and TCM's 2002 FIFA World Cup website.
  
  Also contributing to Irish Examiner, Press Association (PA Sport), Men’s Health, Irish Independent, Irish Times, Sunday Times, Sunday Mirror and Sunday Tribune.

• Sports editor

  Cork Evening Echo

  (Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Newspapers industry)

  1999 — 2001 (2 years )

• Reporter/Sub-editor

  Irish Examiner

  (Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Newspapers industry)

  1997 — 1999 (2 years )

• Reporter

  UK News

  (Media Production industry)

  1994 — 1997 (3 years )

Simon Lewis’s Education

• London College Of Printing

  Postgraduate certificate , Journalism , 1993 — 1994

• London Metropolitan University

  BA (Hons) , Government & Politics , 1990 — 1993

Additional Information

Simon Lewis’s Websites:

• My Company

Simon Lewis’s Groups:

Member - Association Internationale de la Presse Sportive,
National Union of Journalists (UK & Ireland)
Association of Sports Journalists in Ireland

•    Sports Industry Network™
•    100 Sporting Events You Must See Live!
•    New York Sports
•    Team Hoyt

Simon Lewis’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
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• new ventures
• job inquiries
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
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