Jim White (born 1957) is a British journalist and presenter. He attended

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and read English at Bristol University.

Writing

White was a founding member of staff at ''

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'' in 1986. He has covered major sporting events for the '' Daily Telegraph'' since 2003, after leaving ''

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''. He is an ardent Manchester United supporter and writes a regular column for

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''United We Stand'' and ''The Telegraph''. He also writes articles for Yahoo! Eurosport. White has also written a book, ''You'll Win Nothing with Kids'', a memoir of his time as a wholly unsuccessful junior football coach.

Broadcasting

White is a long-serving contributor to

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and

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, including appearances as a guest pundit on ''

Fighting Talk ''Fighting Talk'' is a topical sports show broadcast on BBC Radio 5 Live during the English football season. The show is broadcast on Saturday mornings for an hour between 1100 and 1200 and is based on a similar format to the ESPN show '' Around ...

''. He has also appeared on

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, for whom he has written and presented documentaries on Jose Mourinho and Sven-Göran Eriksson, and previously presented a sports current affairs show, ''The Back Page'', on STV.

Personal life

White has a son, Barney, and a daughter

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who is a comedian and actress.

References

British male journalists British sports broadcasters British sportswriters British television presenters People educated at Manchester Grammar School Alumni of the University of Bristol Living people People from Urmston 1957 births {{UK-tv-bio-stub