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Gerrie Byrne

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Journalist and tv producer who teaches a bit. @sportjournlancs. Accredited by the BJTC. Gbyrne4@lancashire.ac.uk.

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Preston Sports Award 2025
Preston Sports Award 2025 YouTube video by Sport Journalism, Univ of Central Lancs , Preston

Was a pleasure to work with our @sportjournlancs students on the Preston Sports Awards. Returns for first time since covid youtu.be/UjbYrgKnHjw

20.11.2025 15:39 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Really enjoyable trip to Aintree Racecourse for our Y1s with @sportjournlancs

11.11.2025 19:34 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1

Our Y1 students have had quite a week. Next up - Aintree. But first, some Y3 newsdays. @sportjournlancs

05.11.2025 23:38 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Thank you to @_LukeGallagher and @rawcliffe99 for hosting our Y1s for a behind-the-scenes tour of Deepdale on a big breaking news day.

08.10.2025 19:30 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Y3s @sportsjournlancs.bsky.social launch their semester newsdays across tv, radio, podcast and social media. And that’s just day one. Bring in tomorrow

02.10.2025 18:40 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Nothing like being thrown in at the deep end. Well done to our Y1 @sportjournlancashire students as they enter the tv and podcast studios for the first time.

30.09.2025 18:59 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Survived the heat to join our latest graduates and their families on a special day. Worth giving up a couple of Wimbledon tickets. Honest. ⁦‪@SportJournUclan‬⁩ ⁦‪@uclanjournalism‬⁩ ⁦‪@UCLanAlumni‬⁩

13.07.2025 13:22 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Thank you to ⁦‪@MyerscoughColl‬⁩ and members of ⁦‪@EWBlindGolf‬⁩ for a great day of filming with Y2 ⁦‪@SportJournUclan‬⁩ students. Some good multi platform content coming in next few weeks.

22.04.2025 17:16 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
"Match of the Day" 2025 (edited montage)
"Match of the Day" 2025 (edited montage) YouTube video by Sport Journalism, Univ of Central Lancs , Preston

Our Y2s produced and presented 2.5 hours of live tv sport for #UCLanVarsity25. Here’s some highlights. @sportjournuclan.

youtu.be/bU4TQGd7s3k?...

03.04.2025 18:52 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Our “match of the day” covered a wide range of sports by #UCLanVarsity2025. Well done to Y2 students from @sportjournuclan

26.03.2025 21:22 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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What a day for @GabbyLogan - talking to our students in the morning, and Wayne Rooney with Theo Walcott this evening. @SportJournUclan #arsenal #championsleague

04.03.2025 19:50 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Thank you to our sports broadcast guests who took part in our 5-in-a-day session - though ⁦‪@robbopalmer‬⁩ doesn’t make the pic gallery (sorry Rob). ⁦‪@SportJournUclan‬⁩ ⁦‪@GabbyLogan‬⁩ ⁦‪@AndyStevenson81‬⁩ ⁦‪@EllisPalmer94‬⁩ ⁦‪@stuartpykesport‬⁩

04.03.2025 13:23 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Ahead of Varsity, our Y2s are ready with the mics for some live action @sportjournuclan.bsky.social

25.02.2025 19:45 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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One eye on Deepdale, the other on Munich. ⁦‪@SportJournUclan‬⁩

18.02.2025 19:49 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Great night celebrating the “non retirement” of TV’s ⁦‪@richaskam‬⁩ with the ⁦‪@BBCNWT‬⁩ team. Sneaked into the team photo. A few sore heads this morning.

15.02.2025 13:28 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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It’s a farewell to TV’s Richard Askam with my old friends ⁦‪@BBCNWT‬⁩. What better way to spend Valentine’s Day evening but back at Media City

14.02.2025 16:47 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Excellent first tv programme for our Y2s today and thanks to Rick Clement from the AFC Fylde Foundation to talk about his story as an armed forces veteran and how he’s raising money to help others. @sportjournuclan.bsky.social

03.02.2025 20:21 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Cat wearing a tartan scarf and hat

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Wishing a happy Burns Night to all my friends around the world celebrating the immortal bard #BurnsNight

25.01.2025 12:03 👍 3254 🔁 323 💬 44 📌 17
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A new year and a new team of Y2s kicking off newsdays with some bonding on the ice. Yes Emily, it is ice. @sportjournuclan

15.01.2025 14:56 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Very well done to our y3 students on their assessed newsday - 4 hours of radio and 35 minutes on tv. Christmas starts …. as soon as we’ve marked them. ⁦‪@SportJournUclan‬⁩

13.12.2024 19:17 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Adelphi Sportsday is on air with Y3s and breaking news from Goodson as the search for new owners could be nearly over.

13.12.2024 12:43 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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And so we’re good to go for another assessed newsday for Y3s @sportjournuclan.bsky.social Good luck and enjoy.

12.12.2024 18:57 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Tough day at the office for Y3s forced to rip up their carefully planned running orders due to “breaking news” exercise. Felt even more like a real newsroom and lots of lessons learnt. Bring on assessment week. ⁦‪@SportJournUclan‬⁩

07.12.2024 08:48 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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David Moyes helping raise awareness of the links between heading the ball and Alzheimer’s on a visit to UCLan. He also tells our Holly and our Ij he’s still in the job market ⁦‪@SportJournUclan‬⁩

05.12.2024 19:33 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Thank you to ⁦‪@DawnAstle9‬⁩ for her interview with our Holly and our Ij about the links between heading the ball and Alzheimer’s ⁦‪@SportJournUclan‬⁩

05.12.2024 10:45 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Thank you to ⁦‪@rowanbridge‬⁩ live from Washington for sharing his experiences of reporting on the US elections - and the promise he’ll text us from Air Force One if he gets the invitation. ⁦‪@uclanjournalism‬⁩ ⁦‪@SportJournUclan‬⁩

03.12.2024 15:06 👍 0 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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SporstMad UCLan: the one with angry fans protesting over the hike in matchday tickets for the PL SportsMad · Episode

spoti.fi/3ZvDpjQ. Our latest episode with angry football fans protesting at match day price increases and the NW driver on track for F1. ⁦‪@SportJournUclan‬⁩. Presented and produced by Will Knight.

30.11.2024 19:34 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Lives from Anfield and Bloomfield Road, bulletins, podcast, 3-hour radio programme and 20-minute tv programme. Fantastic work today from Y3. You’re ready to fly solo, bring on those assessed programme. Thanks to our ⁦‪@BJTC_UK‬⁩ guests for their time and feedback.

29.11.2024 20:08 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Busy day on bulletins for Y3s. Excellent team work in the newsroom and gallery. Well done

28.11.2024 19:55 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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UCLan Sportsmad: the one focusing on women in sport SportsMad · Episode

spoti.fi/414cNYf. Our latest podcast is published focusing on women in sport. Presented by @emilyclogg and @george_wincott

26.11.2024 09:13 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0