The Next Best Thing

Ryan Conway - The Athletic

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Episode notes

This week we’re taking a look at a different part of the journey – our guest is The Athletic’s Derby county reporter Ryan Conway who got his first full-time job in the industry 16 months ago.

We chat about how tough it was for him like many others coming out of university waiting for that first opportunity. He tells us about a long coach journey that eventually landed him his dream job when the editor of The Athletic Alex Kay-Jelski gave him a phone call he'll never forget.In his debut season covering Derby County, he encountered FFP investigations, a drink driving incident, the sacking of club captain Richard Keogh and the arrival of England and Manchester United's record goalscorer, Wayne Rooney.

 

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