Kate Mason is a British sports journalist and broadcaster.
Kate Virginia Lucy Mason | |
|---|---|
| Born | 22 November 1987 |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, television presenter |
Personal life
editMason grew up in the village of Oundle in North Northamptonshire and educated at Oundle School. Her mother was an English teacher and Mason read English Literature at Cambridge University. She decided to pursue a career in sports journalism after being inspired by female journalists such as Clare Balding at the 2012 Summer Olympics and Jacqui Oatley on Match of the Day.[1][2] Her mother is a Wolverhampton Wanderers fan but like her father, Mason is a fan of Tottenham Hotspur.[3]
Career
editMason started sports reporting by reporting on Squash and was featured in The Daily Star and Metro newspapers.[4] She joined a training scheme at the BBC in which her roles included working on BBC Radio London and BBC Radio 5 sports comedy panel show Fighting Talk, a show she would later appear on numerous times as a guest, and as presenter Colin Murray noted, the first member of staff to come back and win.[5]
Mason worked for ITN, Talksport, and then for beIN Sports in Doha as one of the channel’s main presenters.
From 2019 to 2021 Mason was a presenter on Sky Sports News.[6]
She joined The Football Ramble as a regular host in 2020 alongside Jules Breach, Andy Brassell and Vithushan Ehantharajah. As well as hosting regular shows Mason presents the Football Ramble Book Club and interview show The Drop In, for which Mason interviews a special guest, such as former England manager Glenn Hoddle.[7][8][9] Her audio documentary "Inside the Qatar World Cup" for the Football Ramble won a bronze award at the British Sports Journalism Awards in March 2023.[10]
In 2023 Mason took up the role of anchor on Eurosport’s coverage of the UCI Mountain Bike World Series alongside former Olympic Champion Bart Brentjens.[11] She is also a regular commentator on BBC Final Score.[12]
She has also appeared as a guest on The Guardian’s Football Weekly,[13][14] and presented on Rangers TV,[15][16] and guest presented the television highlights of the English Football league on Quest.[17]
In 2024, Mason anchored TNT Sport's coverage of England's test series in India, alongside former England Internationals Sir Alastair Cook and Steven Finn.[18] That year, she was part of the Discovery+ coverage of the 2024 Paris Olympics.[19]
References
edit- ^ "Kate Mason: When I was offered the chance to come and work in the place that will next host the World Cup I couldn't believe my luck". Fastandfearless.com.
- ^ ""I still get abuse and I know I'll still get it because I'm a woman": the uphill struggle for female sports broadcasters". uosjoirnalism.shorthandstories.com.
- ^ "Tottenham Hotspur Stadium: Journalist and presenter Kate Mason shares her views on the Challenge Cup final being held at Spurs". Wigantoday.net.
- ^ "Kate Mason Metro squash reporter". Metro.co.uk.
- ^ "Fighting Talk, Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake, Kate Mason, Thom Gibbs, Charles Dagnall, August 27 2022". BBC.co.uk.
- ^ "Sky Sports in yet another cut as popular presenter Kate Mason leaves channel". One News Page.
- ^ "Introducing Kate Mason: Football Ramble's newest voice". Stak.London.
- ^ "FEATURES Football Ramble: Women in Sports Media". podbiblemag.com.
- ^ "News: Football Ramble Podcast Returns With New Format And New Presenters". Beyondthejoke.co.uk.
- ^ "Chapman, Murray and Scott reclaim titles as McCoist takes Pundit crown at British Sports Journalism Awards". Sportsjournalists.co.uk. 6 March 2023.
- ^ Miller, Max (10 May 2023). "Warner Bros. Discovery unveils 139 hours of mountain bike coverage". Broadcast. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ "Internet commentator database".
- ^ "Magical Mané, flying Foxes and Watford worries – Football Weekly Extra". theguardian.com.
- ^ "Project Restart is go and the pod revisit Camp Nou in 1999 – Football Weekly". theguardian.com.
- ^ "Rangers TV announce new host to present coverage of Hearts clash at Ibrox". glasgowtimes.co.uk.
- ^ "Broadcaster brands Rangers "amazing club" after warm Ibrox welcome". rangersnews.uk.
- ^ "Who is the female presenter on EFL on Quest?". Sport-net.org.
- ^ "TNT Sports reveal pundit and presenting team for second India v England Test". The Cricketer. 29 January 2024. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ "BBC and Discovery+ Paris Olympics presenters and pundits – full list". inews. 24 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.