Barry Glendenning


Barry Glendenning is an Irish sports journalist who holds the position of deputy sports editor on the guardian.co.uk website run by UK newspaper The Guardian.
Glendenning was born in Birr, County Offaly and attended Cistercian College, Roscrea; then he studied for a B.A. degree at University College Dublin, but this he did not complete.

Career

Glendenning is currently deputy sports editor at guardian.co.uk and best known for his work on The Guardian's football podcast Football Weekly. He also regularly contributes to the site's satirical daily email service, The Fiver. He is often responsible for the Guardian Unlimited "minute-by-minute reports", which feature live text coverage of Premier League, Champions League and international matches and other sports.
Glendenning can also be heard co-hosting the Warm-Up with Max Rushden on Talksport on Sunday mornings from 11am to 1pm.
On 10 October 2018, Glendenning was included in a list of the 238 most respected journalists working in Britain as published by the National Council for the Training of Journalists..
Glendenning has been described as having "the sexiest voice on radio" by singer Liz McClarnon.

Controversies

The Guardian printed an apology in response to complaints regarding comments made by Barry in a segment about Sir Jack Hayward on a football podcast, when Hayward was described as having been "quite openly xenophobic and racist". Glendenning also later apologised for his choice of words.

Personal life

Glendenning is a supporter of Sunderland A.F.C.., his mother is 77 years old and his father, Sam, is a retired vet.