Chris Adams

Journalist at BBC Sport

Manchester Area, United Kingdom

About

I am a journalist at BBC Sport, providing editorial support for TV production teams and creating compelling content across digital platforms. I also carry out high-quality research and written work across day-to-day output, primarily on football, as well as for major events and iconic programmes like Match of the Day, Final Score and Football Focus. Prior to that, I spent eight-and-a-half years at Reach plc, largely as regional syndication editor, responsible for licensing live and archive content from Reach’s large portfolio of regional news titles. Latterly I worked as a content editor, sourcing, editing and publishing breaking news stories for regional and national titles as part of the publisher’s Live News Network. Previously, I was a senior reporter at Mercury Press and Media, where I wrote stories and covered breaking news on the ground for the UK's national newspapers. As a trainee, I cut my teeth at the Lancashire Telegraph, a two-edition daily paper, where I was promoted to crime reporter after passing my NQJ senior examinations.  I am a graduate of the BA (Honours) Journalism course at the University of Central Lancashire, Preston, which is accredited by the NCTJ.

Experience

  • Journalist at BBC Sport
    Jan 2026 - Present · 7 mos

  • Reach plc (Full-time · 8 yrs 7 mos)
    • Content Editor
      Nov 2025 - Jan 2026 · 3 mos

      Live News Network

    • Content Editor
      Jan 2025 - Jan 2026 · 1 yr 1 mo

      Content editor at the Reach Content Hub

    • Syndication editor
      Jul 2017 - Jan 2025 · 7 yrs 7 mos

  • Senior Reporter at Mercury Press Agency Ltd
    Jun 2015 - Jul 2017 · 2 yrs 2 mos

  • Lancashire Telegraph (Blackburn, United Kingdom)
    • Crime Reporter
      Apr 2014 - Jun 2015 · 1 yr 3 mos

    • Trainee Reporter
      Apr 2012 - Apr 2014 · 2 yrs 1 mo

  • Contributing Writer at Irish Football Association
    Oct 2012 - Aug 2014 · 1 yr 11 mos

    I wrote features and profile pieces on players and staff representing Northern Ireland’s international football teams which were published in match programmes and the IFA website