Will Perringwood
About
A modern professional sports journalist with experience of covering both football and Rugby Union - including at three Rugby World Cups. Experience of social media platforms and video interviewing. Good networking skills. Reliable, dependable and hard working. A good team player, experience of page design and lay out plus subbing experience.
Experience
Sports Reporter/Sub Editor
Aug 2008 - Apr 2017
Primarily reporting on Gloucestershire rugby - including a weekly match with post-match video and written interviews - ghost writing a number of weekly columns, page design and lay out, subbing copy for mistakes, filling in for senior rugby reporter when unavailable, accompanying senior rugby reporter to matches and assisting with coverage.
Sports Editor
Jul 2006 - Aug 2008
Sports editor of four weekly Worcestershire newspapers, contacting and building strong working relationships with a number of different sports clubs and persuading them to provide results or match summary of events. Helping with design and lay out of sports pages.
Education
Journalism
- Postgraduate Diploma in Journalism (NCTJ accredited)
Sep 2005 - May 2006
Learning everything needed to be a journalist including law, public affairs, news writing and shorthand.
History
- Bachelors of Arts
Sep 2001 - Jul 2004
A full-time, three-year undergraduate course incorporating a number of different areas of history but with a high emphasis on 20th century political history.
