Senior Lecturer Sport Broadcasting
Telephone number: 07813104065
Email address: jtowns@cardiffmet.ac.uk
Course Director on the new Sports Broadcast Msc.
After graduating from Loughbourough and working as a journalist with the South Wales Evening Post, I then spent 2001 to 2016 as a TV Sports producer in the broadcast industry. Primarily working at Sky Sports (2001-2007) and BBC Sport (2007-2016) but have also worked for Eurosport, IMG and BTSport. Highlights include producing live coverage of the Olympic Games 2012 & 2016, Commonwealth Games 2010 & 2014, Wimbledon 2008-2016, Open Golf, Six Nations Rugby & FA Cup Football. Series producer of ScrumV 2010-2016, responsible for ScrumVLive, ScrumV Sunday and Scrum V Six Nations Special. Also created, launched and produced BBC Wales TV programmes Sports Wales and the annual Welsh Sports Review.
Teaching and Supervision
Currently setting up the new Sports Broadcast Masters Degree.
Qualifications and Awards
BA Hons 2:1 English and Sport Science from Loughbourough University.
Sporting / Coaching Profile
Played Welsh International Basketball – u16s, 18s & 21s.
External Links
Continue to work in broadcast as a media consultant and as a freelance producer for BBC Sport, BT Sport and Sky Sports.
Judging panel - Welsh Media Awards
Judging panel- Welsh Documentary Festival Judging panel- Bafta Cymru Awards
Produced the Champions League Final for UEFA
