Martin Samuel
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Martin Samuel is a sports columnist for the Daily Mail
newspaper and columnist for the Jewish Chronicle. He had been a sports writer and columnist for The Times
and the News of the World
since 2002 and was named Sports Writer of the Year for 2005 and 2006 at the What The Papers Say awards and in 2005 and 2006 by the Sports Journalists' Association.
His work has been described as "witty, punchy and illuminating" and appealing to sports fans and non-sports fan alike.
In March 2008, Samuel was presented with the John Bromley Trophy for a third successive time after being named as the SJA's sports writer of the year for 2007, his commendation stating that "[Samuel] took the plunge back into daily papers but still maintained, even surpassed, the remarkable quality and clarity that has hallmarked his writing and thinking for many years." He won the prestigious Sports Journalist of the Year award at the British Press Awards in 2008.
Samuel is a regular guest on the Sunday Supplement.
In September 2008, it was announced that Samuel would be leaving The Times to move to the Daily Mail, replacing the paper's sports columnist, Paul Hayward, who was moving to The Guardian
. Speculation suggested that Samuel's salary would be in excess of £400,000.
Samuel is a fan of West Ham United FC. .
Daily Mail
The Daily Mail is a British daily middle-market tabloid newspaper owned by the Daily Mail and General Trust. First published in 1896 by Lord Northcliffe, it is the United Kingdom's second biggest-selling daily newspaper after The Sun. Its sister paper The Mail on Sunday was launched in 1982...
newspaper and columnist for the Jewish Chronicle. He had been a sports writer and columnist for The Times
The Times
The Times is a British daily national newspaper, first published in London in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register . The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times are published by Times Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary since 1981 of News International...
and the News of the World
News of the World
The News of the World was a national red top newspaper published in the United Kingdom from 1843 to 2011. It was at one time the biggest selling English language newspaper in the world, and at closure still had one of the highest English language circulations...
since 2002 and was named Sports Writer of the Year for 2005 and 2006 at the What The Papers Say awards and in 2005 and 2006 by the Sports Journalists' Association.
His work has been described as "witty, punchy and illuminating" and appealing to sports fans and non-sports fan alike.
In March 2008, Samuel was presented with the John Bromley Trophy for a third successive time after being named as the SJA's sports writer of the year for 2007, his commendation stating that "[Samuel] took the plunge back into daily papers but still maintained, even surpassed, the remarkable quality and clarity that has hallmarked his writing and thinking for many years." He won the prestigious Sports Journalist of the Year award at the British Press Awards in 2008.
Samuel is a regular guest on the Sunday Supplement.
In September 2008, it was announced that Samuel would be leaving The Times to move to the Daily Mail, replacing the paper's sports columnist, Paul Hayward, who was moving to The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
. Speculation suggested that Samuel's salary would be in excess of £400,000.
Samuel is a fan of West Ham United FC. .
Awards
- Sports Writer of the Year, What the Papers Say awards (2002)
- Sports Writer of the Year, What the Papers Say awards (2005)
- Sports Writer of the Year, What the Papers Say awards (2006)
- Sports Writer of the Year, Sports Journalists' Association of Great Britain (2005)
- Sports Writer of the Year, Sports Journalists' Association of Great Britain (2006)
- Sports Writer of the Year, Sports Journalists' Association of Great Britain (2007)
- Sports Journalist of the Year, British Press Awards (2008)