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6,533 sports journalists (September 2026)
6,533 journalists on file carry sports in their job title or profile headline, across 1,809 outlets. That is 5.1% of the 127,602 journalists on file.
Source: JournalistLabs, September 2026
Updated 2026-09-15
6,533
Titled sports journalists
1,809
Outlets they sit at
16.8%
Held by the top 10 outlets
The ten outlets with the most titled sports journalists hold 16.8% of the 6,533 on file. Source: JournalistLabs, September 2026.
Source: JournalistLabs, September 2026
Outlets
| Outlet | Country | Type | Titled sports | Share of beat | All journalists on file |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBC | United Kingdom | Broadcasters | 268 | 4.1% | 3,935 |
| ESPN | United States | Broadcasters | 225 | 3.4% | 957 |
| The New York Times | United States | Newspapers | 104 | 1.6% | 2,168 |
| FOX Sports | United States | Broadcasters | 96 | 1.5% | 146 |
| Major League Baseball (MLB) | United States | Broadcasters | 88 | 1.3% | 171 |
| CBS Sports | United States | Broadcasters | 80 | 1.2% | 115 |
| USA Today | United States | Newspapers | 65 | 1.0% | 413 |
| NBC Sports | United States | Broadcasters | 64 | 1.0% | 93 |
| Fox Sports Australia | Australia | Broadcasters | 54 | 0.8% | 79 |
| New York Post | United States | Newspapers | 54 | 0.8% | 373 |
| SABC | South Africa | Broadcasters | 53 | 0.8% | 1,043 |
| The Guardian | United Kingdom | Newspapers | 42 | 0.6% | 718 |
| The Telegraph | United Kingdom | Newspapers | 42 | 0.6% | 457 |
| The Times | United Kingdom | Newspapers | 39 | 0.6% | 504 |
| Sports Business Journal | United Kingdom | Broadcasters | 38 | 0.6% | 77 |
| News Corp Australia | Australia | Online outlets | 37 | 0.6% | 397 |
| PA Media | United Kingdom | Wire agencies | 36 | 0.6% | 309 |
| SuperSport | South Africa | Broadcasters | 35 | 0.5% | 116 |
| Associated Press | United States | Wire agencies | 33 | 0.5% | 1,057 |
| Tsn - the Sports Network - Canada | Canada | Broadcasters | 31 | 0.5% | 65 |
Source: JournalistLabs, September 2026.
Countries
| Country | Titled sports | Share of beat |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,460 | 68.3% |
| United Kingdom | 702 | 10.7% |
| Australia | 253 | 3.9% |
| Canada | 148 | 2.3% |
| India | 134 | 2.1% |
| South Africa | 93 | 1.4% |
| Germany | 54 | 0.8% |
| Ireland | 47 | 0.7% |
| Italy | 35 | 0.5% |
| Sweden | 31 | 0.5% |
| New Zealand | 26 | 0.4% |
Source: JournalistLabs, September 2026.
Journalists listed (100 of 6,533)
Rows whose job title names sports come first, then rows matched on the profile headline. Inside each group, biggest newsroom first, then seniority. A row is listed only when the name, the job title, the outlet and the country are all present.
| Name | Title | Outlet | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Haigh | Executive Editor, BBC Sport Website and App | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Helen Brown | Executive Editor, BBC Sport | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Tom Connor | Executive Editor, Sport | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Anna Thompson | Assistant Editor, BBC Sport Website | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Ben Croucher | Sports Broadcaster, Senior Duty Editor, Video Journalist & Assistant Producer | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Dominique Middleton | Assistant Editor, Digital Cricket | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Haydn Parry | Assistant Editor Sport Organizer, BBC Sport Ni | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Laura Kenyon | Assistant Editor, BBC Sport Wales | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Neda Druzic | Broadcast Journalist & Broadcast Assistant (Sports Journalism) | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Sam Chadderton | Assistant Editor - Football News | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Tim Hammond | Assistant Sports Editor | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Alex Bysouth | Senior Football Journalist | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Alex Howell | Senior Football News Reporter | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Alice McKeegan | Senior Editor (Football) | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Belinda Mahon | Senior Duty Editor (TV News Producer), BBC News (Sport) | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Bill Rice | Senior Journalist (Sport) - Radio Manchester | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Brendon Mitchell | Senior Journalist Team Manager, BBC Sport | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Craig Wall | Senior Journalist Team Manager (Audio Sport Stories) | BBC | United Kingdom |
| George Mills | Senior Journalist - Sport | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Graham McGarry | Senior Sports Journalist | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Jack Skelton | Senior Journalist at BBC Sport | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Juliette Parkin | Senior Journalist Reporter (Sport) | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Matthew Davis | News Editor (Senior Team Manager) at BBC Sport Online | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Michael Pearlman | Senior Journalist Team Manager at BBC Sport Wales | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Nigel Ringland | BBC Sport Senior Journalist | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Nizaar Kinsella | Senior Football Reporter | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Richard Fitzpatrick | Senior Editorial Manager Youtube & Iplayer BBC Sport | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Rob Schofield | Senior Journalist (5live Sport) | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Sally Freedman | Senior Football Journalist | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Sally Hurst | Senior Journalist Reporter - Sport | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Simon Stone | Senior Football Reporter | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Vicki-Jane Edwards | Senior Journalist - Sports News Digital Video | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Abbie Thomson | BBC Sport Digital Live - Journalist Researcher | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Adam Bridge | Regional Sports Editor | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Adam Millington | Digital Football Journalist (Women s Football) | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Adam Pope | TV and Radio Sports Commentator, Presenter & Reporter | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Adam Whitty | Sport Editor BBC Radio Leicester | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Adwaidh Rajan | Sports Journalist | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Alasdair Lamont | Sports Reporter Commentator Video Journalist Producer | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Alastair Telfer | Journalist - BBC Sport | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Alex Brotherton | Sports Journalist | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Alex Capstick | Sport News Correspondent | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Alex Dakers | Sports Journalist | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Alvin McCaig | Sport Online Journalist | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Andrew Raeburn | Sports Journalist | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Andy Brassell | European Football Correspondent | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Andy Gray | BBC Sport Ni Journalist | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Andy Sixsmith | Reporter - Final Score 5live Sport | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Andy Swiss | Sports Correspondent | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Anna Malyon | Social Media Journalist (Sport) | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Ben Ashton | Sports Journalist | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Betty Glover | Sport Reporter BBC 5live and Final Score | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Brent Pilnick | Sports Reporter | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Callum Rabbitt | 5 Live Sport Multimedia Journalist | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Chloë Dell | Sport Broadcast Journalist and Producer | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Chris Bell | Social Media Journalist (BBC Sport) | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Chris Bevan | Sports Reporter, Blogger, Producer and Text Commentator | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Chris McLaughlin | Sports News Correspondent | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Chris McNulty | Sports Correspondent Commentator | BBC | Ireland |
| Chris Peddy | London Online Journalist - BBC Sport | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Chris Slegg | BBC Reporter & Editor of\'the Women\'s Football Yearbook\' | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Cindy Caron | NHL and Pwhl Correspondent | BBC | Canada |
| Colin White | Sport Editor | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Dale Odonnell | Sports Columnist | BBC | Ireland |
| Damian Derrick | Sports Journalist | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Dan George | Regional Journalist BBC Sport | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Dan Roan | Sports Editor | BBC | United Kingdom |
| David Evans | Sports Reporter | BBC | United Kingdom |
| David Ferguson | News and Sport Reporter, Presenter & Producer | BBC | United Kingdom |
| David Mohan | Online Sports Journalist | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Dawn Thewlis | Sports Reporter Presenter BBC Look North Newcastle | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Dick Davies | Sports Correspondent | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Dyfed Parry | Football Reporter | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Eilidh Davies | News and Sports Journalist | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Emma Saunders | Sports Brosdcaster & Presenter | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Emma Smith | Sports Journalist | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Ephrem Teafaye | Sports Journalist & Video Analist | BBC | Ethiopia |
| Esther Jackson | Journalist- TV Sports News | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Felicity Kvesic | Broadcast Journalist - BBC News, Sport & Radio | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Gareth Charles | Rugby Correspondent | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Gareth Vincent | Sport Reporter | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Georgia Cook | Sports Journalist | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Graham Evans | Sports News Editor | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Graham McMillan | Editor - Sport Major Events | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Gregory Barringer-Grimes | News Editor, BBC Sport | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Gully Singh | Sports Reporter | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Guy Mowbray | Football Commentator, Reporter | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Harry Poole | Journalist, BBC Sport | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Hugh Ferris | Presenter, BBC Sports News | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Iain Carter | Golf Correspondent, Speaker, Writer and Author | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Ian Singleton | Online Editor, BBC Sport | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Izzy Gilligan | BBC Radio London - Football Reporter | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Jake Sharpe | Broadcast Journalist Sport | BBC | United Kingdom |
| James Dunn | Sports Reporter | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Jamie Raynor | Sports Broadcast Journalist - BBC Radio Leeds | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Jemma Rice | Sports Journalist | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Jenna Hawkey | Sports Reporter and Commentator | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Jennifer Stafford-Brown | Pe and Sport Online Resource Writer and Reviewer (BBC Bitesize) | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Jo Fitzpatrick | Sports Reporter | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Johnny Cantor | Broadcast Journalist Sport | BBC | United Kingdom |
Updated 2026-09-15. Source: JournalistLabs, September 2026.
Cite this
JournalistLabs, 6,533 sports journalists, September 2026, https://journalistlabs.com/journalists/sports/.
Base: 127,602 journalists on file. Method: https://journalistlabs.com/method/.
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