Michael Emons

Experience

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  Hayters Teamwork / Sportsbeat Sports Agency

  Jan 1999 - May 2006

  Football Reporter (freelance)

  I worked on a freelance basis for the Hayters Teamwork Sports Agency for many years and reported on numerous football matches, including an England international, and supplied copy for many national and regional newspapers.In the 2004-05 season, I supplied reports, previews and reaction pieces about the FA Youth Cup (including the final) which appeared on the official Football Association website - www.TheFA.com.In 2005 I began working as a freelancer for the Sportsbeat Sports Agency and supplied reports from Championship, Football League and FA Cup games for The League Paper.My time at these two organisations has given me valuable experience in filing match reports, many of which have had to be done before the end of a match or right on the final whistle. I have also had unpaid work experience placements at Sport First, Essex Chronicle and Essex Courier. Show less

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  Evening Star / East Anglian Daily Times / Green 'Un

  Sept 2001 - Jun 2006

  Sports Reporter / News Reporter

  After graduating from university, I worked for the Archant group in Ipswich. I started on their weekly football paper The Green 'Un and became deputy editor within four months, writing stories, features and sub-editing.In January 2003 I attended a four-month training course and gained an NVQ in journalism. I then moved on to become a news reporter for the Evening Star. During this time, I had many front-page stories and covered events including traffic accidents, armed robberies, court stories, human interest stories and breaking stories.I moved on to the sports desk of the Evening Star in September 2004 and wrote numerous stories, match reports, features and player / manager interviews. My writing style was rewarded as I was given a regular two-page feature where I quizzed local sporting personalities.I also wrote a season-long series called Ipswich Town Uncovered, which looked behind the scenes at a major club. I was then the editor of a 16-page weekly supplement called Grass Roots, which focused on encouraging youngsters to take part in sport and be active. Show less

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  Matchroom Sport / Matchroom Boxing / PGA EuroPro Tour

  Jun 2006 - Mar 2012

  Website Editor / Press Officer

  For five-and-a-half years I worked for Barry Hearn’s Matchroom Sport company, (a sports events company that produces sporting television programmes to broadcasters in different countries.)My responsibility was to publicise the events and keep the respective company and event websites up to date. I had complete control of the appearance and editorial content for up to nine websites.I was responsible for deciding what would make a good story for the sites, interviewing the players, how best to display it online and also the adding of video or audio interviews and relevant photo galleries. In my time with Matchroom Sport the page impressions for the www.matchroomsport.com page rose by more than 550%.My role with Matchroom Sport also saw me work as their boxing press officer for three years, working with international, national and regional television, radio, newspaper and online media journalists and reporting on numerous European, Commonwealth and British title fights.I have also worked as a press officer around the world in sports including golf, pool, tenpin, bowls and at other major snooker events including the World Championship, Premier League Snooker and Tour Championship Final.While at Matchroom Sport, for two-and-a-half years I also worked for the men’s PGA EuroPro Tour, the leading golf development tour in Europe.I attended events across the United Kingdom, interviewed competitors (many of whom now play on the European, Challenge or Senior Tours), wrote reports, press releases, features and worked with newspaper, television, radio, magazine and online journalists to maximise coverage for the tour.My job gave me editorial control over the official website (www.europrotour.com) and my role also consisted of updating social media accounts and uploading audio and video interviews and photo galleries. I updated numerous static pages such as event information, course details, player biographies, Order of Merit ranking details and sponsor information. Show less

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  World Snooker Limited

  Mar 2010 - Mar 2012

  Press Officer

  In 2010 (while at Matchroom Sport) my job became a dual role as I was also a press officer for World Snooker, the governing body of snooker.During this time, I was the senior press officer working on site at major events around the world, including the China Open, the Snooker World Cup (in Thailand) and the Australian Open (near Melbourne).This job saw me organising and hosting press conferences and working with international, national and regional media from television, radio, online, newspapers and magazines to maximise publicity and ensure positive coverage, while also updating Matchroom Sport and World Snooker official websites. The role involved working with the players to boost their media profile and ensure sponsorship and media commitments were fulfilled. Show less

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  BBC Sport Interactive

  Apr 2012 - now

  Broadcast Journalist

  I currently work for BBC Sport Interactive - the biggest sports website in Europe.In the last 11 years I have played a major part in the coverage of the biggest sports events, including the World Cup, Olympic Games, Paralympics, Commonwealth Games, Rugby World Cup, Formula 1 races, the British and Irish Lions tour, World Snooker Championships, Winter Olympics, Cricket World Cup, Wimbledon, the Tour de France, World Athletics Championships, US Open golf and Women’s World Cup. I have written live text commentaries on football, cricket, tennis, boxing, athletics, snooker, rugby union, Formula 1, the Commonwealth Games, the Winter Olympics, golf and the daily news page Sportsday Live.I wrote the Anthony Joshua v Wladimir Klitschko and Floyd Mayweather v Conor McGregor live texts which were read by 2.4 million and 2.6 million people respectively, more than any other non-football live page on the BBC Sport website in 2017. I have covered a large amount of breaking news stories and used my own contacts to bring in exclusive stories that have led the BBC Sport site.I have also been heavily involved in the social media output, dramatically increasing the amount of followers on Facebook, Twitter and Google + for the BBC Sport and Match of the Day accounts.As well as working hard in the office I have shown my ability to work at live sporting events and have covered major football, cricket, tennis, snooker and boxing events all over the world throughout my career, as well as reporting on a host of niche sports.Events I have covered at the venue for the BBC…Football: Premier League, FA Cup, Europa League, Women’s Euro 2022, Women’s Champions League, Women’s FA Cup, WSL.Formula 1: British Grand Prix x2.Boxing: Major World, European, Commonwealth and British title fights, including Tyson Fury v Derek Chisora for the World Heavyweight Championship as well as events at the O2, Wembley Arena and Nottingham Arena.Cricket: T20 Finals Day.Snooker: UK Championship. Show less