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Letterkenny man shortlisted for top broadcasting award

written by Chris McNulty September 6, 2017
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Letterkenny man Eric White has been shortlisted for a top gong at the 2017 IMRO Radio Awards.

White, who works with BBC Radio Foyle, has been shortlisted in the Sports Broadcaster of the Year category.

White is well-known on the airwaves, particularly for his live commentaries of Derry City’s games.

He is shortlisted alongside Ger Gilroy (Newstalk), Joe Molloy (Newstalk), Joanne Cantwell (RTE) and Marty Morrissey (RTE).

White has worked with Radio Foyle for the last 15 years.

In 2015, he won the FAI Communication for Best Broadcast for his work on Derry City’s European adventures, following the team through the games against Aberystwyth in Wales and Shaktyor Soligorsk in Belarus.

He is heavily involved in the football scene in Donegal and serves as the secretary of Letterkenny Rovers.

The award winners will be announced on October 6th at a function in Kilkenny.

Letterkenny man shortlisted for top broadcasting award was last modified: September 6th, 2017 by Chris McNulty
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Chris McNulty

Author of 'Boxing In Donegal: A History (2021)' - the definitive history of the sport in County Donegal - and 'Relentless: A Race Through Time', the 2019 memoir of former Irish Athletics Team Manager Patsy McGonagle. From St Johnston and now based in Letterkenny, Chris was a nominee for NUJ Sports Journalist of the Year in 2010. Honoured by the Donegal Boxing Board in 2016 for his coverage on the sport.

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