Adrian Logan (born 1 August 1955 in

Dungannon Dungannon () is a town in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is the second-largest town in the county (after Omagh) and had a population of 14,340 at the 2011 Census. The Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Council had its headquarters in the ...

) is a

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television presenter and journalist.

Broadcasting career

The son of Dungannon journalist and sportsman PJ "Packie" Logan, Adrian joined

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in 1985 as a sports reporter and presenter, later becoming the station's sports editor. On 24 April 2009, Logan announced he had resigned from UTV, claiming to have been poorly treated by station management. Prior to his departure, it was claimed Logan had been offered the choice of taking a redundancy package or accepting a post as a cross-platform sports reporter on a Thursday-Sunday shift pattern.

Personal life

Logan was a founder member of the Ulster GAA Writer's Association in 1988. He is married and has three children. He is also a member of the Northern Ireland Football Writers. In recent time he has worked with bbc Sport radio covering both the GAA Championship and the Irish Premiership. He has worked with several leading companies the length and breath of Ireland hosting business and sporting events featuring all the top names of local and international sport.

References

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