Thomas McCooey joined LJMU in 2022 and teaches in the journalism department, focussing on sports journalism.
He is NCTJ and NCE trained, and also has a BJTC-accredited MA in broadcast journalism from the University of Central Lancashire.
Before joining LJMU, he worked as a journalist with roles in news and sport at The Wigan Post and Wigan Observer, and has freelanced for national titles and trade magazines.
He has also worked as a sub editor for Reach PLC on the sports pages of the Sunday Star and Sunday Express, and still writes for publications such as Classic Car Weekly and Forty-20 Magazine.
Thomas has some previous broadcast experience, including as a production assistant at BBC Radio Lancashire, and has written two books on Wigan Warriors rugby league club.
Degrees
2020, University of Central Lancashire, United Kingdom, MA Broadcast Journalism
Certifications
2014, National Council for the Training of Journalists, National Certificate in Sports Journalism
Academic appointments
Senior Lecturer in Sports Journalism, Liverpool John Moores University, 2022 - present
Postgraduate training
NCTJ Diploma in Journalism, United Kingdom, News Associates, 2012 - 2013
