Bryan Swanson

This article is about the sports reporter. For the ice hockey player, see Brian Swanson.

Bryan Swanson (born 1980 in Edinburgh, Scotland) is the Chief News Reporter at Sky Sports News HQ. [1]

Biography

Swanson was Educated at George Heriot's School in Edinburgh. He left aged 17 for a job on Edinburgh's outpost of L!VE TV as a sports reporter and presenter. The following year, he joined Manchester United Television (MUTV) as a reporter.

In August 1999, he moved to Newcastle, and became the youngest ever sports reporter/presenter on major regional itv station Tyne Tees. He received a Commendation in a regional division of Royal Television Society (North East & Border) as a Promising Newcomer. In 2003 he joined Sky Sports News as North East Correspondent in Newcastle but relocated to London in March 2004. Foreign assignments include reporting on the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany.

In September 2008, Swanson became the new Chief News Reporter for Sky Sports News HQ, replacing Dan Roan who moved to rival Setanta Sports.

In 2015, Swanson was seconded to Head of Internal Communications at Sky, before returning to Sky Sports News HQ 11 months later in August 2016.

References

  1. ↑ "Bryan Swanson on Twitter". Retrieved 2016-09-06.
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