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Gary Slater

Gary Slater

British sports journalist

Gary Slater, (born 15 May 1961[1]), is a British sports journalist, who has worked for The Daily Telegraph and The Times. As a Warrington Wolves historian he has written several books for the popular rugby league football club.[2] In 2014 he was the ghostwriter for an autobiography of Mike Nicholas, a former rugby league footballer.[3]

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Personal life

Gary grew up in Penketh, Warrington with three siblings (Mark Slater, Julie Slater and Neil Slater). He studied at Penketh High School[4] then went to university at the Imperial College London. Gary had four sons with his first wife Jane Slater.[5]

Societies

Gary joined the Labour Party (UK) in 1978 and is now a member of the Warrington South CLP. He is also a member of the National Union of Journalists, the Rugby League Writers' Association and Camra (the Campaign for Real Ale).

Career

Gary began work as a journalist in Warrington at the Warrington Guardian where he became deputy sports editor.[6] In 1996 Gary started work for The Daily Telegraph at Canada Place in Canary Wharf, London. He left the Telegraph Media Group in 2017 and started working for The Times.[7] Aside from Gary's work as a journalist, he has also written seven books about the Warrington Wolves Rugby League football club and former players[8] and was part of the team who created the Warrington Wolves Heritage Wall at the Halliwell Jones Stadium in 2013.[9]

Publications

  1. Warrington Rugby League Club - Images of Sport (2000) [10]
  2. Warrington Rugby League Football Club 100 Greats (2002)[11]
  3. So Close to Glory: Warrington Rugby League Football Club 1919 to 1939 (2008)[12]
  4. The Warrington Wolves Miscellany (2012)[13]
  5. Jack Fish: A Rugby League Superstar (2012)[14][15]
  6. From Swn-Y-Mor to Seattle: Nicko's Rugby Odyssey (2014)[16]
  7. Wire till I die: My life in rugby league (2016)[17]

References

  1. [1]
    "Gary Slater' Birthday". [permanent dead link]
  2. [2]
    Slater, Gary (February 2012). About the Author Gary Slater. History Press Limited. ISBN 978-0752464725.
  3. [3]
    "From Swn-Y-Mor to Seattle: Nicko's Rugby Odyssey (Paperback)".
  4. [4]
    "Penketh High School".
  5. [5]
    "Mr Gary Slater".
  6. [6]
    "A New Chapter for Wolves from Author Gary Slater". 28 April 2012.
  7. [7]
    "Telegraph moves to Victoria". 22 December 2005.
  8. [8]
    "REVIEW The Warrington Wolves Miscellany by Gary Slater".
  9. [9]
    "Wolves Heritage Wall".
  10. [10]
    "Warrington Rugby League Club - Archive Photographs: Images of Sport (Paperback)".
  11. [11]
    "WARRINGTON RUGBY LEAGUE FOOTBALL CLUB 100 GREATS".
  12. [12]
    "So Close to Glory: Warrington Rugby League Football Club 1919 to 1939".
  13. [13]
    "Warrington Wolves Miscellany".
  14. [14]
    "Jack Fish: A Rugby League Superstar".
  15. [15]
    "Jack Fish corner".
  16. [16]
    "From Swn-Y-Mor to Seattle: Nicko's Rugby Odyssey".
  17. [17]
    https://www.waterstones.com/book/wire-till-i-die/mark-forster/gary-slater/9781909885103 [bare URL]
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