Marcus Stead
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Marcus Stead (born 25 October 1983) is a Welsh journalist, broadcaster, author and political commentator. He is known for his biographies of jockey Frankie Dettori, former Ireland and Lions rugby union captain Brian O'Driscoll and controversial former England cricketer Kevin Pietersen. He also works in snooker journalism,as a writer and broadcaster.
Early life[edit]
He was born in Cardiff, Wales, and attended Holy Family RC Primary School, Corpus Christi RC High School and St David's Sixth Form College. He went on to study Politics and Communication Studies at The University of Liverpool. While at university, he set up and headed the news department at the student radio station, Icon Radio. Colleagues at the station included Nick Grimshaw, who went on to present the Radio 1 Breakfast Show.[1] He received a 2:1 (Hons) degree} and went on to obtain an NCTJ pre-entry Journalism certificate from Highbury College in Portsmouth.
Career[edit]
Shortly after leaving university, he was contracted to write a biography of leading flat jockey Frankie Dettori, which was published shortly after Dettori won the 2007 Epsom Derby on Authorized.[2] Later that year, he began writing a biography of rugby union star Brian O'Driscoll, that was subsequently published in early 2008.[3] In late 2008, he started work on a biography of England cricketer Kevin Pietersen, which was published the following year.[4]
In 2007, he started to work behind the scenes at BBC Radio Wales sports programmes, a role he held for much of 2008 before being made redundant when the department was forced to make £1 million in savings.
Following Pietersen's public falling out with the England cricket establishment in 2014, Stead was outspoken in his defence during an appearance on British radio.[5]
Since June 2011, he has worked extensively for Snooker Scene magazine, predominantly on the 'Round the World' pages, as well as covering the IBSF and EBSA tournaments, along with other items. He also appears on radio as a snooker pundit, especially when major tournaments are taking place.
During 2015, he worked as a sports reporter for Made in Cardiff TV. He appeared predominantly on their Thursday night sports magazine show, covering snooker, darts and American Football, and occasionally worked on their nightly news programme.[6]
He has been a eurosceptic campaigner since he was at secondary school. Since July 2018, he has appeared as a political commentator on Radio Sputnik, where he has been an outspoken critic of the way Theresa May has handled the United Kingdom's departure from the European Union.[7]
Other areas of interest include property, including arguing the benefits of flat owners going Right to Manage.[8] He also occasionally works as an obituaries writer for British newspapers.[9]
References[edit]
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