Brian Barwick
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| Born |
Brian Barwick 21 June 1954 England |
| Residence | England |
| Nationality | English |
| Education | Quarry Bank High School |
| Alma mater | University of Liverpool |
| Occupation | Chairman of the RFL & Super League Europe Ltd |
| Known for | Chief Executive of the F.A., Head of BBC Sport Controller of ITV Sport |
Brian Barwick (born 21 June 1954), is an English sports administrator who currently serves as the Chairman of the Rugby Football League (RFL) and Super League Europe Ltd. He is also a Board member of the Rugby League International Federation (RLIF). He is also Chairman of football's National League and a member of The Football Association Council.
He is a visiting professor in the management school of the University of Liverpool and Chairman of the Advisory Board of the higher education establishment UCFB. He was recently awarded an Honorary Doctorate by Buckinghamshire New University.
He is the former head of BBC Sport and controller of ITV Sport and was the Chief Executive of the Football Association between 2005 and 2008. He is a regular columnist in the Liverpool Echo and writes on sports broadcasting for the national media and is a published author.
Barwick was educated at Quarry Bank High School and then gained a degree in economics at Liverpool University.
He later worked as a journalist for the North West Evening Mail, based in Barrow-in-Furness, before joining the BBC's sports department in 1979. He was a producer of Football Focus (1982–1984) and editor of Match of the Day (1988–1995). He was senior editor of the BBC's coverage of the 1990 and 1994 World Cups.
Aside from football, Barwick was also the senior editor for the BBC's broadcasting of several other sporting events including the Barcelona and Atlanta Olympic Games, the Commonwealth Games and the European and World Athletics Championships. He was also the editor of Sports Review of the Year (1991–1995). In 1995, he became BBC's Head of Sport (Production).
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