Alex Kay-Jelski
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Kay-Jelski in 2021
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| Born |
London, England
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| Nationality | British |
| Education | University College School |
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Years active | 2007-present |
Alex Kay-Jelski is a British sports journalist, currently the BBC Director of Sport.[1] He was previously the sports editor of The Times and the Daily Mail newspapers,[2] and the editor-in-chief of The Athletic.[3]
Kay-Jelski was educated at University College SchoolinLondon, and then graduated with an MA in French and Spanish at the University of Edinburgh in 2007.
In March 2019, Kay-Jelski wrote a column for The Times in which he expressed the view that transgender women (biological males) competing in women’s sports was "not a huge problem".[4]
Kay-Jelski began his career as a graduate trainee and sub-editor at the Daily Mail in 2007. He was promoted to deputy sports news editor in 2009 before being named sports editor in 2015- the first openly gay man in such a role.[5][6] He left the Mail less than a year later to become sports editor at The Times.[7]
Key-Jelski was recruited in June 2019 to join the startup US sports website The Athletic.[8][9] He has also appeared on Sky Sports and TalkSport radio.
In April 2024, Kay-Jelski was announced as the new BBC Director of Sport, replacing Barbara Slater.[1]
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