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Mark Pennell

News & sports reporter

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Whitstable, England, United Kingdom

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Timeline
About me
Sports reporter, sub-editor and founder of MBP Sports Media reporting agency.
Education
- Darlington College of Art & Technology
  1989 - 1991
  NCTJ certificate in journalism Communication, Journalism, and Related Programmes
- North Bromsgrove High School
  1974 - 1979
Experience
- Newbury Weekly News
  Mar 1989 - Apr 1993
  News & sports reporter
- Kent Messenger Group
  May 1993 - Nov 2008
  Cricket correspondent
- MBP Sports Media - a division of Kent & Sussex Sport Ltd
  Nov 2008 - Apr 2021
  Company director
  Co-founder, co-director and managing director. I started the firm as a vehicle to create freelance opportunities.
- News UK
  Jan 2009 - Jul 2020
  Sub-editor on The Times tablet editions
  Online and tablet sub-editor writing headlines and captions. Responsible for photographic content and page design. Worked on News UK's live online coverage of 2012 London Olympics and on Business, News and The Sun sports desk and TalkSport.
- Iceland Foods
  Jan 2022 - Jun 2022
  Delivery Driver
  Frozen food delivery. Responsible for sorting routes, loading vehicle and delivering to customers in Whitstable, Faversham and Herne Bay.
Licenses & Certifications
- NCTJ National Certificate in Journalism
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Mark Pennell
  Shepherd Neame Kent Sports Journalist of the Year - Sep 2000

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