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Matthew Leslie

I currently provide extensive coverage of sport around Glasgow. In particular, rugby, football, basketball and cricket. I also cover Scotland at international level in rugby, football and cricket. I have previously worked in Northern Ireland covering both football and rugby. I am also a sub-editor with 10 years experience using Quark Express.

Contact details:

Street: (1/1) 11 Bellwood Street
Town: Glasgow
Postcode: G41 3EU
Region/nation: Scotland
Country: United Kingdom
Telephone: 07730561630
Mobile: 07730561630

Skills:

See suggested rates:

ReporterRates: Reporter
Subeditor or editorRates: Sub-editing
ResearcherRates: Researcher
from the Freelance Fees Guide.

Subjects:

Football
Sport
Cricket

Major clients:

  • The Glaswegian
  • The Sunday Mail
  • Daily Record
  • The Metro

Profile last updated: 2008-09-03 15:49:27

Extra information:

MATTHEW C.R LESLIE C.V

Matthew Leslie, Flat 1/1, 11 Bellwood Street, Glasgow, G41 3EU, United Kingdom;

Tel: 0141 632 7269: Mobile 0773 056 1630: E-Mail: mattleslie74@yahoo.co.uk

D.O.B. – 2/8/1974: Full Driving Licence Holder: Current Salary: £24,000

Related Employment Background

March 2004 - Present day: Freelance Sports Reporter and Sports Sub-Editor, The Scottish Daily Mirror, The Sunday Mail, The Daily Record, The Glaswegian, The Metro in Glasgow, Scotland.

Dec.1999 – Feb. 2004: Sports Journalist & Sub-Editor, Weekly News/Sunday Post, Glasgow

Oct./Nov. 1999: Freelance Sports Sub-Editor, Scottish Daily Mirror, Glasgow

Sept./Nov.1999: Freelance Sports Sub-Editor, Scottish Sunday Mail, Glasgow

Oct. 1999: Freelance Sports Sub-Editor, Scotsman, Edinburgh

Sept. 1999: Freelance Sports Reporter, Daily Record, Glasgow

Employment duties – D.C.Thompson & Co, Ltd: Sports Reporter, "The Weekly News" – initiator of stories within Scottish, N. Irish & N.E. England football (including coverage of Scotland, Northern Ireland, Rangers, Celtic, Hearts, Newcastle United, Sunderland and Middlesbrough); extending network of contacts; writing to deadlines & word limits.

Reporting duties also included Scotland Rugby Union, Glasgow Warriors rugby club, Newcastle Falcons Rugby Club, Ulster Rugby Club, Scottish Rocks basketball, and individual sports such as boxing, tennis and snooker.

Sports Sub-Editor, "The Sunday Post" – edit articles on day of production & fit to allocated page space
within tight deadline; page layout & design tasks performed using Quarkexpress.

Freelance Sports Writer/Sub-Editor, As above with "The Daily Record", "The Sunday Mail", "The Scottish Daily Mirror", "The Glaswegian", "The Scottish Daily Mail", "The Metro" (using the Quarkexpress programme).

Education

1995 – 1999 M.A. (Hons) History - University of Aberdeen, Scotland

1993 – 1995 A-levels – North Tyneside College, Wallsend, Tyne & Wear.

1989 – 1993 A-levels & GSCEs – Monkseaton Community High School, Whitley Bay, Tyne & Wear.

References

(1)Mr. Mark Clements (Sports Editor), "The Weekly News", 144 Port Dundas Road, Glasgow, G4 0HZ, United Kingdom. Tel: 0141 332 9933

(2) Mr. Brian McSweeney (Deputy Sports Editor), "The Sunday Mail", One Central Quay, Glasgow, G3 8DA. United Kingdom. Tel: 0141 309 3000

(3) Mr. Derek Stewart-Brown (Editor-in-Chief), "The Glaswegian", One Central Quay, Glasgow, G3 8DA. United Kingdom Tel: 0141 309 3132

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