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PERSONAL DETAILS | |
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Andy McKenzie |
Date of birth: 23/08/75 |
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39 Clydesdale Close Isleworth London UK TW7 6ST |
Marital Status: Single Full driving licence, car owner Excellent health |
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E-mail: Tel/Fax: Mobile: |
mail@andy-mckenzie.com +44 (0) 20 8758 9098 +44 (0) 777 568 4688 |
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EDUCATION |
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Feb-July 1997 |
SHEFFIELD COLLEGE: NCTJ Pre-entry Newspaper Reporter Postgraduate Course Practical Journalism, Public Affairs, Law & Shorthand |
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Sept 1993-96 |
LEEDS UNIVERSITY: Combined BA (Hons) 2.2 Physical Education & Recreation and Public Media |
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Sept 1986-93 |
DAME ALLAN'S SCHOOL, NEWCASTLE: A levels in Maths, English Literature and History AO level in Maths GCSEs in Maths, English Literature, English Language, History, Geography, Information Technology, French, German and Chemistry RSA Distinctions in Computer Literacy and IT, Concepts of IT and Evaluation of Software/Hardware Packages |
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PREVIOUS WORK |
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Oct 2000- |
TRANS WORLD INTERNATIONAL, LONDON Web Editor for dd.now.com - a joint venture between NOW.com and Doordarshan (the Indian state broadcaster) Web Writer for NOW.com |
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Nov 1999-Oct 2000 |
WORLDSPORT NETWORKS, LONDON Sub-editor/Writer on the worldsport.com website |
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Jul 1999-Nov 1999 |
ON-LINE ENTERTAINMENT, ESSEX Sports Writer/Producer on their SportSportSport.com website |
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Aug 1997-Jul 1999 |
INTERACTIVE MEDIA SERVICES, LEEDS Deputy Editor/Writer on the TEAMtalk website |
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Jun 1993-Dec 1998 |
MULTICORD VIDEO & MULTIMEDIA , GATESHEAD Production Assistant |
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Dec 1997-May 1998 |
SLAM DUNK MAGAZINE, OXFORD Basketball Writer |
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Aug 1989-Jun 1992 |
METRO FM RADIO, NEWCASTLE Sportsdesk Assistant, editing interviews, researching and collecting information for presenters |
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WORK EXPERIENCE |
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Mar 1998 |
FOOTBALL MONTHLY, OXFORD Assisted in the production of the magazine |
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Feb 1998 |
SUNDERLAND ECHO News Reporter |
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Mar-May 1995 |
ENGLISH BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION, LEEDS Assisting in the press, sales and administration departments |
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Apr-Jun 1994 |
BBC RADIO LEEDS Sports research, recording and editing interviews and organising material for programmes |
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Aug 1992 |
NEWCASTLE EVENING CHRONICLE Sports research and gathering information for articles |
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OTHER INFORMATION |
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In December 1999 I designed and helped develop an official NBA basketball game for the Nintendo Color Gameboy (Digital Creations) |
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In August 1996, I helped set up and co-ordinate the Alan Shearer press conference at St. James' Park which included liaising with TV crews, radio journalists and other media representatives from all around the world |
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In the summer of 1996, I assisted in the set-up and production of a conference with Tony Blair at the Newcastle Civic Centre |
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While working at Newcastle Evening Chronicle, I covered the 1992 Cowies International Football Festival in Sunderland |
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For four years I worked as a television camera operator on the Great North Run |
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I have experience of using a variety of computer operating systems including DOS, Windows 95/98, Windows NT and Windows for Workgroups; and various software packages including WordPerfect, Microsoft Office (Word for Windows and Powerpoint Graphics), Microsoft Frontpage, Quark XPress, Adobe Photoshop and Go Live, 3D Studio, Rio Graphics, Lotus 1-2-3 spreadsheets, Claris Works and Discreet Logic non-linear video editing. |
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I am a qualified basketball and volleyball coach and hold a pool lifeguard award. At university I was coach and social secretary of the volleyball club and took an active role in organising and playing for the basketball club. I have competed in many amateur swimming galas up to county level. At school, I organised 5-a-side football teams and a Sunday league team. |
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REFERENCES |
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Tony Fry/Terry Wootton Journalism Department Sheffield College Stradbroke Centre Spinkhill Drive SHEFFIELD S13 8SD |
Tel: 0114 260 2700 | |
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Graham Courtney Press Officer Newcastle United FC St James' Park NEWCASTLE NE1 4ST |
Tel: 0191 201 8508 | |
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Andy Morris TEAMtalk Apsley House 78 Wellington Street LEEDS LS1 2EQ |
Editor at teamtalk.com and worldsport.com Tel: 0802 269375 Email: andy.morris@teamtalk.com |
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