Alumni Stories

Our alumni have gone on to work with the BBC, Sky, ITV, F1, UEFA, The Premier League, The NBA and more. Hear directly from BCOMS Media Academy graduates on what the programme meant for their careers.

Mayowa Quadri

Mayowa is the Brand & Editorial Officer for VERSUS. A self-proclaimed conversationalist, Mayowa aims to use football as a means of discussing societal issues whilst opening up the game to being more about just the final result. Previously featured on CNN, BBC, The Athletic, Sky and more, Mayowa aims to bring a new and fresh approach to sports media by addressing topics not addressed by mainstream media and embracing an organic tone of voice.

Mayowa Quadri

Brian Matovu

Brian was one of the first recipients of the inaugural BCOMS x Chelsea Foundation scholarship which enabled him to study for his NCTJ.

After gaining his qualification Brian took a role at Arsenal as their Club Link Officer. As the Club Link Officer, Brian creates opportunities for Academy players to get involved in Arsenal’s Community work. Brian also works as the Academy Match Reporter, reporting on the U18’s and U21’s fixtures for the Arsenal Academy’s Twitter and Instagram channels. As part of the role he conducts interviews and writes match reports for the website.

Brian Matovu

Maria Tsaptsinos

Maria is a former professional table tennis athlete, achieving a Commonwealth Bronze medal in 2018. After successfully completing her masters at City University in Broadcast Journalism, she went on to freelance at Reach PLC, BBC Radio Berkshire and The Sun before gaining a permanent position at ITV Sport as Junior Producer. Currently she works across a variety of sports including football, rugby and horse racing. Notably, she created many opening features to the Men’s World Cup 2022 and is currently working on the FA Cup and Six Nations on-site and creating broadcast edits.

Maria Tsaptsinos

Aadam Patel

Aadam was part of the inaugural BCOMS North cohort in 2021/22. He works as a Senior Football Reporter at BBC Sport and has also done work in the industry for COPA90, Premier League, ESPN Cricinfo, ECB and The Sunday Times.

Aadam Patel

Fadumo Olow

Fadumo Olow is a respected sports journalist, broadcaster and presenter, specialising in women’s sport. Her experience includes Sky Sports, The Telegraph, BT Sport, BBC London and The FA, spanning reporting, punditry and event hosting.

Fadumo Olow

Keanu Rattray

Experienced Writer with a demonstrated history of working in the broadcast media industry. He is currently a digital content manager at FIFA where he covers tournaments like the FIFA Men and Women’s World Cup.

Keanu Rattray

Um-E-Aymen Babar

Um-E-Aymen Babar is an award-winning multilingual sports journalist exploring the intersection of race, class and sport. A recipient of the 2022 Hugh Cudlipp Award, she was also the inaugural BCOMS x Chelsea Foundation Bursary recipient and has worked with BBC Sport and Sky Sports.

Um-E-Aymen Babar

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