The
Motor Sports Association (MSA) is pleased to announce that the
Coleraine
Chronicle’s
Jason Craig has been named the Renault MSA Young Motor Sport
Journalist of the Year 2012.
Established
in 2002 in association with Renault UK, the award is designed to
recognise the most promising journalists aged 25 or under working
within British motor sport.
Craig,
aged 25 from Co. Antrim, joined the Coleraine
Chronicle
in 2010 after graduating from Coventry University. The judges were
impressed by his accomplished news writing, the breadth, depth and
originality of his stories, and the sheer amount of copy bearing his
byline. In a supporting letter, Coleraine
Chronicle
sports editor Damian Mullan credited Jason with a major increase in
the paper’s coverage of rallying over the last two years, while
former British Historic Rally Champion Dessie Nutt praised him for
significantly raising awareness of motor sport in the region.
Craig
said: “I’m extremely honoured to have been named the 2012 Renault
MSA Young Journalist of the Year. To win this prestigious award is a
dream come true and I would like to take this opportunity to thank my
immediate family who have continued to support me over the years. I
would also like to express my gratitude to the many competitors who
have been so receptive to my relentless interest in their sport, and
to my current employer, the Coleraine
Chronicle.
I look forward to collecting my award in London at the Night of
Champions; it promises to be a very memorable occasion.”
Jeremy
Townsend, Communications Director of Renault UK, said: “The
standard of entries was as high as ever with a very impressive
breadth of work. Of all though, Craig’s work stood out with
unanimous agreement from the judges. I wish Craig every success with
his future career.”
Craig
will collect a trophy and a cheque for £1000 at the MSA’s Night of
Champions at the Royal Automobile Club, London, on 19 January 2013.
Previous
winners:
2011:
Dan McCalla, Motorsport
News
2010:
Rob Ladbrook, Motorsport
News
2009:
Ben Anderson, Autosport
2008:
Ed Foster, Motor
Sport
2007:
Steven English, Autosport
2006:
Kevin Turner, Autosport
2005:
Glenn Freeman, Motorsport
News
2004:
Gemma Briggs, Racecar/Haymarket
2003:
Tim Redmayne, Motorsport
News
2002:
Will Gray, Collings Sport
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