Adrian Logan

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Adrian Logan
Born (1955-08-01) 1 August 1955 (age 68)
Occupation(s)Sports presenter, television journalist

Adrian Logan (born 1 August 1955 in Dungannon)[1] is a Northern Irish television presenter and journalist.

Broadcasting career[edit]

Adrian is the son of Dungannon journalist and sportsman PJ "Packie" Logan. He joined Ulster Television in 1985 as a sports reporter and presenter, later becoming the station's sports editor.[1] On 24 April 2009, Adrian announced he had resigned from UTV, claiming to have been poorly treated by station management.[citation needed]

Prior to his departure, it was claimed Logan had been offered the choice of taking a redundancy package or accepting a post as a cross-platform sports reporter on a Thursday-Sunday shift pattern.[2]

Personal life[edit]

Logan was a founder member of the Ulster GAA Writer's Association in 1988.[3] He is married and has three children.[1] He is also a member of the Northern Ireland Football Writers. In recent time he has worked with bbc Sport radio covering both the GAA Championship and the Irish Premiership. He has worked with several leading companies the length and breath of Ireland hosting business and sporting events featuring all the top names of local and international sport.[citation needed]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Adrian Logan's profile at u.tv". Archived from the original on 16 January 2003. Retrieved 5 April 2009.
  2. ^ "A 'slap in the face' as UTV jobs cull affects presenters", belfasttelegraph.co.uk; 10 April 2009.
  3. ^ "History". Archived from the original on 14 March 2007. Retrieved 14 April 2007.