BBC names Kay-Jelski as Slater’s head of sport successor

(Robbie Jay Barratt - AMA/Getty Images)
(Robbie Jay Barratt - AMA/Getty Images)
Alex Kay-Jelski, a UK football journalist and editor, has today (Thursday) been named director of sport at the BBC, an appointment likely to be viewed as a surprise choice given his lack of sports media rights buying experience.

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