Alex Kay-Jelski appointed Director of BBC Sport
APRIL 12, 2024 11.59 EUROPE/LONDON BY JULIAN CLOVER

The Editor-in-Chief of The Athletic Alex Kay-Jelski has been named as the new Director of BBC Sport.

Kay-Jelski will represent the BBC with external bodies and rights holders, and be responsible for rights acquisition deals across TV, Audio and Online – as well as champion the reach and public value of sport across the UK.

“Alex has always embraced innovation. His editorial judgement and expert knowledge is impressive and he brings with him a wealth of experience in telling stories and delivering sports content to audiences in a digital world,” said BBC chief content officer Charlotte Moore. “Barbara Slater leaves BBC Sport in rude health with an incredible summer of sport ahead, and I’m looking forward to Alex leading us for the next generation of unrivalled sports broadcasting.”

Kay-Jelski has been the driving force behind the highly respected digital sports subscription service The Athletic, which he joined in 2019. Prior to this he was sports editor of The Times and the Daily Mail.

Alex will report directly to Charlotte Moore. He will start in the role in June.