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Mike Calvin in conversation with Jacqui Oatley – June 7
The FWA are delighted to announce we have joined forces with Pitch Publishing for a special interactive video Q&A event with longstanding member and multi-award winning author Michael Calvin aimed at aspiring sports journalists and broadcasters.
The event will be hosted by FWA National Committee member and broadcaster, Jacqui Oatley and both Michael and Jacqui will be sharing lessons from their respective careers.
Tags: Jacqui Oatley, Mike Calvin, Pitch Publishing
Memories of Vikki Orvice
A star-studded gathering of the good and the great from sport and the media gathered at Lord's on November 13 to honour the legacy of Vikki Orvice and raise a six figure sum for the Royal Marsden Cancer Charity.Over £103,000 was raised among an audience of 400 people who turned up to pay tribute to Vikki, who passed away last February. It was an emotional and moving evening, with tears and laughter in equal measure, superbly hosted by Jacqui Oatley, Vikki's friend and FWA committee member.
Tags: Carrie Brown, ian ridley, Jacqui Oatley, Jo Tongue, Lord's, philippe auclair, Royal Marsden, Vikki Orvice
Pathway to sports journalism and broadcasting
'The Football Writers' Association Speakers Event 2019 - Pathway to sports journalism and broadcasting’ took place on April 9 at the Sway Bar in Central London.Our panelists were interviewed by Snack Media after the event.
Jacqui Oatley, Sports Broadcaster for BBC & ITV
Anna Kessel, Women's Sports Editor, The Telegraph
Natasha Henry, Freelance Sports Journalist
Tags: Alison Bender, Anna Kessel, football#, Jacqui Oatley, Vaishali Bhardwaj, Women in Football
Tributes flow for Vikki Orvice
Tributes have been flooding social media after Vikki Orvice, FWA vice-chair and The Sun sportswriter, passed away on Wednesday at the age of 56.Her husband Ian Ridley, one of our most esteemed members and a fine sportswriter in his own right, announced on the morning of February 6th that Vikki had finally succumbed after a long battle with cancer.
Tags: Anna Kessel, ian ridley, Jacqui Oatley, Steven Howard, Tributes, Vikki Orvice
Vikki Orvice – a tribute by Jacqui Oatley
Jacqui Oatley, the broadcaster, was brought on to the FWA's National Committee by Vikki Orvice, who passed away today at the age of 56. Here is Jacqui's tribute to her friend and our dear colleague.BRAVE. FEARLESS. TRAILBLAZER. PIONEER.
There was only one Vikki Orvice. That’s clear from the many tributes which have poured in from journalists and senior sporting figures alike following the desperately sad news of our beloved colleague’s passing. Taken from us by cancer at the age of 56, but not before she’d squeezed every drop out of life and found humour ...
Tags: ian ridley, Jacqui Oatley, The Sun, Vikki Orvice, Women in Football
GIRLS ALLOWED – THE OFFSIDE RULE FLIES THE FOOTBALL FLAG FOR FEMALES
By CHRISTOPHER DAVIESIT'S A MAN'S GAME and if you haven't played football you don't really know the sport. Just two of the neanderthal opinions still held by some, the situation not helped when you Google "female sports writers" and "The 50 Hottest Sports Broadcasters In the World" is the first entry. Written by a female.
Tags: Clare Balding, Female Sports Writers, Gabby Logan, Georgie Bingham, Hayley McQueen, Hazel Irvine, Helen Chamberlain, Hope Powell, Jacqui Oatley, Kait Borsay, Kelly Cates, Kelly Smith, Lynsey Hooper, Rebecca Lowe, Sky Sports News, Soccer AM, Sports Journalists, talkSPORT
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