Jonathan Liew

Jonathan Liew is the chief sports writer for The Independent.

A former 2007 ‘student columnist of the year’[1] Liew started in 2009 on the Daily Telegraph graduate training scheme[2] and became a feature writer and columnist at The Telegraph. Whilst at the Telegraph, Liew was named as the 2011 Sports Journalists Association ‘young sports writer of the year’.[3] At the Telegraph, Liew estimated he covered at least 39 sports on five different continents and developed a fondness for Rugby League.[4] Upon leaving the Telegraph he was warned by BBC Cricket correspondent Jonathan Agnew to take a kinder approach in his writing to those who unconditionally love sport.[5]

Liew moved to The Independent in June 2017[6] and as part of his role Liew features regularly as a pundit on ‘The Indy Football Podcast’[7] which was nominated for best podcast at the 2017 Football Supporters Federation awards.[8] Liew has also guested on podcasts such as Second Captains[9] and The Anfield Wrap.[10]

Liew has appeared on Sky Sports television programmes the Sunday Supplement,[11] World Cup Supplement,[12] and Cricket Writers on TV.[13]

Liew contributes columns to the cricket almanac Wisden[14] and has written for Prospect magazine [15] and the Belfast Telegraph.[16]

Liew has received praise from his peers for the way he has spoken out on racial issues within sport.[17][18][19] He is a ‘Raise Your Game’ mentor for the Kick It Out campaign.[20]

Personal life

Liew graduated from the University of Edinburgh with a degree in History.[21] He appeared as a contestant on Channel 4 television quiz show Countdown and won a succession of shows, becoming an octochamp.[22]

References

  1. ↑ Jackson, Jasper (2 September 2015). "Student Media Awards: where are the winners now?". the Guardian.
  2. ↑ "Vox in the Box: Jonathan Liew". 15 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "Liew new chief sports writer of Indy – Sports Journalists' Association". www.sportsjournalists.co.uk.
  4. ↑ Rugby League World (2015-12-23). "Strange Love: How Jonathan Liew fell for Rugby League - Total Rugby League". Totalrl.com. Retrieved 2018-06-17.
  5. ↑ "Jonathan Agnew on Twitter".
  6. ↑ "Jonathan Liew – Sports Journalists' Association". www.sportsjournalists.co.uk.
  7. ↑ "The Indy Football Podcast". rss.acast.com.
  8. ↑ "FSF Awards 2017 shortlists announced - Football Supporters' Federation". www.fsf.org.uk.
  9. ↑ "Episode 1181: Putin's Phone-In, Israel's Messi Situation, Rose Opens Up, Pogba's Last Word - Second Captains". 7 June 2018.
  10. ↑ "THE COACH HOME - The Anfield Wrap". 13 March 2015.
  11. ↑
  12. ↑ "England head to Russia with a bubble of optimism, says World Cup Supplement panel".
  13. ↑
  14. ↑ "Jonathan Liew - Wisden". Wisden.
  15. ↑ Liew, Jonathan. "They think it's all over: could 2018 spell the beginning of the end for the World Cup?".
  16. ↑ "Buttler blitz blasts England to win and answers doubters" – via www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk.
  17. ↑ "Football (soccer) greatest goals and highlights - 101 Great Goals". 29 November 2015.
  18. ↑ "'Jamie Vardy should be out of work' - English journalist responds to abuse for calling Leicester star a racist - Independent.ie".
  19. ↑ "Gary Lineker's take on Jamie Vardy's racism is bad - and it matters". 12 April 2016.
  20. ↑ "You are being redirected..." www.kickitout.org.
  21. ↑ "Jonathan". TMG Academy.
  22. ↑ Liew, Jonathan (29 November 2013). "My quest to become a Countdown champ" – via www.telegraph.co.uk.


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