Patrick O'kane
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Martin Sansone
Patrick's personality is a joy to behold. Very knowledgeable and committed to his role as Senior News/Sports Reporter. He's a good read too :) I've witnessed him in business mode as well as socially, actively participating and coaching other members of the UK Abseiling Club. With steely nerves and humorous wit - Patrick is a joy to have on any team.
Adam Critchley
Patrick is a skilled reporter with excellent news judgment and a talent for sports writing who thrives under deadline pressure and quickly adapts to house style and an in-venue, real-time news environment. He has an outgoing and affable manner and easily endears himself to both colleagues and interviewees, and is good humoured while maintaining the necessary level of professionalism. As a flash quote reporter and match reviewer at the wheelchair basketball and wheelchair rugby tournaments at the London 2012 Paralympic Games, Patrick proved an asset to the news team and contributed first-rate copy while procuring memorable quotes from players and coaches. I would thoroughly recommend him for a journalist position as a reliable and key member of a news team.
Martin Sansone
Patrick's personality is a joy to behold. Very knowledgeable and committed to his role as Senior News/Sports Reporter. He's a good read too :) I've witnessed him in business mode as well as socially, actively participating and coaching other members of the UK Abseiling Club. With steely nerves and humorous wit - Patrick is a joy to have on any team.
Adam Critchley
Patrick is a skilled reporter with excellent news judgment and a talent for sports writing who thrives under deadline pressure and quickly adapts to house style and an in-venue, real-time news environment. He has an outgoing and affable manner and easily endears himself to both colleagues and interviewees, and is good humoured while maintaining the necessary level of professionalism. As a flash quote reporter and match reviewer at the wheelchair basketball and wheelchair rugby tournaments at the London 2012 Paralympic Games, Patrick proved an asset to the news team and contributed first-rate copy while procuring memorable quotes from players and coaches. I would thoroughly recommend him for a journalist position as a reliable and key member of a news team.
Martin Sansone
Patrick's personality is a joy to behold. Very knowledgeable and committed to his role as Senior News/Sports Reporter. He's a good read too :) I've witnessed him in business mode as well as socially, actively participating and coaching other members of the UK Abseiling Club. With steely nerves and humorous wit - Patrick is a joy to have on any team.
Adam Critchley
Patrick is a skilled reporter with excellent news judgment and a talent for sports writing who thrives under deadline pressure and quickly adapts to house style and an in-venue, real-time news environment. He has an outgoing and affable manner and easily endears himself to both colleagues and interviewees, and is good humoured while maintaining the necessary level of professionalism. As a flash quote reporter and match reviewer at the wheelchair basketball and wheelchair rugby tournaments at the London 2012 Paralympic Games, Patrick proved an asset to the news team and contributed first-rate copy while procuring memorable quotes from players and coaches. I would thoroughly recommend him for a journalist position as a reliable and key member of a news team.
Martin Sansone
Patrick's personality is a joy to behold. Very knowledgeable and committed to his role as Senior News/Sports Reporter. He's a good read too :) I've witnessed him in business mode as well as socially, actively participating and coaching other members of the UK Abseiling Club. With steely nerves and humorous wit - Patrick is a joy to have on any team.
Adam Critchley
Patrick is a skilled reporter with excellent news judgment and a talent for sports writing who thrives under deadline pressure and quickly adapts to house style and an in-venue, real-time news environment. He has an outgoing and affable manner and easily endears himself to both colleagues and interviewees, and is good humoured while maintaining the necessary level of professionalism. As a flash quote reporter and match reviewer at the wheelchair basketball and wheelchair rugby tournaments at the London 2012 Paralympic Games, Patrick proved an asset to the news team and contributed first-rate copy while procuring memorable quotes from players and coaches. I would thoroughly recommend him for a journalist position as a reliable and key member of a news team.
Experience
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Different Narrative
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United Kingdom
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Advertising Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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PR and Content Manager
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Mar 2022 - Present
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Freelance Sports Writer
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Jan 2013 - Present
- Sports reporting/writing for various publications and agencies - Covering major events, like the Paralympics and Giro d'Italia - Writing about football, tennis, athletics, F1, cycling and others - Multi-platform material... for press, broadcast or internet - Sports reporting/writing for various publications and agencies - Covering major events, like the Paralympics and Giro d'Italia - Writing about football, tennis, athletics, F1, cycling and others - Multi-platform material... for press, broadcast or internet
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Mediaworks
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United Kingdom
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Advertising Services
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100 - 200 Employee
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Head of Corporate PR
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Jan 2022 - Mar 2022
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Public Relations Manager
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Feb 2021 - Dec 2021
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Public Relations Consultant
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Jan 2020 - Jan 2021
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insidethegames
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United Kingdom
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Junior Reporter
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May 2019 - Jan 2020
Joined the Insidethegames team in Stony Stratford. We bring you up-to-the-minute breaking news on the Olympic Movement. The inside track on world sport. Examples of my work can be found at www.insidethegames.biz Joined the Insidethegames team in Stony Stratford. We bring you up-to-the-minute breaking news on the Olympic Movement. The inside track on world sport. Examples of my work can be found at www.insidethegames.biz
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Ronnie Dog Media
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Marketing Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Freelance Football Writer
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Sep 2018 - Jan 2020
Contributing weekly articles on the beautiful game, I'm currently focusing on long-form writing for RDM. Currently researching and writing a series of nostalgic articles reliving some of the finer moments of the Premier League. Contributing weekly articles on the beautiful game, I'm currently focusing on long-form writing for RDM. Currently researching and writing a series of nostalgic articles reliving some of the finer moments of the Premier League.
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Primark Stores Limited
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India
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Department Manager
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Sep 2014 - Jan 2019
- General management duties - Stock replenishment and analysing commercial opportunities - Organising staff/rotas - Planning for new products and ideas to drive sales - Running of store - Customer Service provision - General management duties - Stock replenishment and analysing commercial opportunities - Organising staff/rotas - Planning for new products and ideas to drive sales - Running of store - Customer Service provision
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Sports sub-editor and Page designer
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Apr 2012 - Sep 2014
- Subbing sport stories for the Evening Herald in Dublin. - Taking charge of a 24-page farming supplement for the Irish Independent (Farming Independent). This includes designing and laying out the pages and ensuring the subbing is completed with colleagues' assistance - Subbing sport stories for the Evening Herald in Dublin. - Taking charge of a 24-page farming supplement for the Irish Independent (Farming Independent). This includes designing and laying out the pages and ensuring the subbing is completed with colleagues' assistance
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London 2012
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Spectator Sports
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200 - 300 Employee
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Gamesmaker - Paralympic News Service - Wheelchair Basketball/Wheelchair Rugby
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Aug 2012 - Sep 2012
I worked as a flash quote reporter for the Paralympic Games in the Paralympic News Service. My role was based at the Basketball Arena, taking quotes from athletes and coaches after wheelchair basketball and wheelchair rugby matches. I worked as a flash quote reporter for the Paralympic Games in the Paralympic News Service. My role was based at the Basketball Arena, taking quotes from athletes and coaches after wheelchair basketball and wheelchair rugby matches.
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Senior News/Sports Reporter
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Oct 2009 - Apr 2012
- Was the lead reporter on the sports desk, assuming editorial responsibility for five sports pages every week. - I was the paper's Olympic correspondent, setting up an Olympic diary and covering most Olympic-related articles, from Cumbria's London 2012 hopefuls to torch relay news and cultural updates. - As well as reporting on the two main teams in Kendal - Kendal RUFC and Kendal Town FC - I provided comprehensive coverage of grassroots sports, including cricket, hockey, tennis, swimming, fell running, angling and martial arts. - I proof read sports pages and liaised with other departments to maximise coverage of sporting events, while also uploading copy, pictures and videos to the paper's website. - I was also assistant editor for a free 20-page weekly paper, The South Lakes Citizen.
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Trainee manager
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Aug 2006 - Feb 2007
- Responsible for one of several departments for the company. Tasks including managing staff, ensuring stock replenishment and ordering new stock, while making sure key items were well promoted. - Worked my way up from a weekend till operative in December 2004 to full time supervisor in July 2006. I was later appointed to the trainee manager position. - Responsible for one of several departments for the company. Tasks including managing staff, ensuring stock replenishment and ordering new stock, while making sure key items were well promoted. - Worked my way up from a weekend till operative in December 2004 to full time supervisor in July 2006. I was later appointed to the trainee manager position.
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Education
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2003 - 2006
University of Sunderland
2:1 with hons, BA (Hons) Journalism Studies -
2001 - 2003
St Patrick's College, Maghera
BBBB, A levels in English Literature, Geography and Sociology. AVCE Single Award ICT -
NCE and shorthand 100wpm
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