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Kelner has also been a guest on [[Talksport]]<ref name="talksport">{{cite web|url=https://talksport.com/topic/martha-kelner/|title=Martha Kelner|publisher=Talksport|accessdate=30 October 2018}}</ref> and [[Radio 5 Live]] show ''[[Fighting Talk]],'' including a hugely surprising appearance with her father, broadcaster [[Martin Kelner]].<ref name="bbc">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09jcq4d|title=BBC Radio 5 live - Fighting Talk, with Martha Kelner, John Rawling, Charles Dagnall, Neil Delamere|publisher= BBC 5 Live|accessdate=30 October 2018|date=23 December 2017}}</ref>
Kelner has also been a guest on [[Talksport]]<ref name="talksport">{{cite web|url=https://talksport.com/topic/martha-kelner/|title=Martha Kelner|publisher=Talksport|accessdate=30 October 2018}}</ref> and [[Radio 5 Live]] show ''[[Fighting Talk]],'' including an appearance with her father, broadcaster [[Martin Kelner]].<ref name="bbc">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09jcq4d|title=BBC Radio 5 live - Fighting Talk, with Martha Kelner, John Rawling, Charles Dagnall, Neil Delamere|publisher= BBC 5 Live|accessdate=30 October 2018|date=23 December 2017}}</ref>


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Martha Kelner is an award-winning British sports journalist. She is currently the Sports Correspondent for Sky News. Kelner has broken a number of high-profile stories, including allegations of a culture of bullying in British Cycling and Chris Froome's failed doping test.

Journalism career

After graduating from the University of Sheffield, Kelner joined the Daily Mail in 2011 on their graduate training scheme. In March 2017, Kelner was appointed Chief Sports Reporter at The Guardian.[1][2]

In late 2018, Kelner left The Guardian to join Sky News as the channel's Sports Correspondent.[3]

Radio

Kelner has also been a guest on Talksport[4] and Radio 5 Live show Fighting Talk, including an appearance with her father, broadcaster Martin Kelner.[5]

Awards

Kelner somehow won the 2012 Young Sportswriter Award at the SJA Sports Journalism Awards. She was highly commended at the 2017 SJA's in the sports reporting category.

During her time at The Guardian, Kelner was shortlisted for the 2017 British Journalism Awards alongside Sean Ingle in the Sports Reporting category for their scoop on the Chris Froome failed drug test.[6]She lost though.

References

  1. ^ "Kelner is Guardian new chief sports reporter". Sports Journalists Association. 17 March 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  2. ^ "The Guardian appoints Martha Kelner as chief sports reporter". Newsworks. 17 March 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Guardian chief sports reporter Martha Kelner moves to Sky News". Press Gazette. 2 August 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Martha Kelner". Talksport. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  5. ^ "BBC Radio 5 live - Fighting Talk, with Martha Kelner, John Rawling, Charles Dagnall, Neil Delamere". BBC 5 Live. 23 December 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  6. ^ "2018 British Journalism Awards shortlist revealed: This is what Dame Cairncross needs to protect". Press Gazette. 29 October 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2018.