TV's Alison Walker to present jogscotland awards
13 / 09 / 2012
The broadcaster will be the host at this year's scottishathletics and jogscotland Annual Awards Dinner.
Alison will be our guest of honour at the Marriott Hotel, Glasgow on 27th October as we celebrate the greatest achievements of our joggers, Jog Leaders and groups.
A highly-experienced and well-respected presenter and reporter, Alison spent almost 20 years in television and radio with the BBC before going freelance. She was the first woman to break into the traditionally male domain of football reporting on matches live. Since then, Alison has covered sports from shinty to curling to rugby, boxing, golf and athletics. She has worked on three Olympic Games and three Commonwealth Games. She also presented the sports news on BBC Scotland’s reporting Scotland for eight years. You can hear her regularly on BBC Five Live and BBC Scotland, as well as Sky Sports News.
Nominations are still open for the Awards, in three categories: -
• jogscotland Achiever of the Year
• jogscotland Jog Leader of the Year
• jogscotland Group of the Year
The closing date for nominations is September 28th. CLICK HERE to find out more and download a nomination form. Tickets for the Awards dinner are available by contacting Mary Anderson on 0131 476 7330 or email: mary.anderson@scotishathletics.org.uk.
The awards dinner comes at the end of a packed day at our Jog Leaders Conference, which will include a packed programme of speakers and workshops. To find out more about the Conference and book your place, CLICK HERE.