Jim White (born 1957) is a British journalist and presenter. He attended Manchester Grammar School and read English at Bristol University.[1]
White was a founding member of staff at The Independent in 1986. He has covered major sporting events for the Daily Telegraph since 2003, after leaving The Guardian.[2] He is an ardent Manchester United supporter and writes a regular column for fanzines United We Stand and The Telegraph.[3] He also writes articles for Yahoo! Eurosport.[4]
White has also written a book, You'll Win Nothing with Kids, a memoir of his time as a wholly unsuccessful junior football coach.[5][6]
White is a long-serving contributor to BBC Radio 4 and Five Live, including appearances as a guest pundit on Fighting Talk.[7] He has also appeared on Sky, for whom he has written and presented documentaries on Jose Mourinho and Sven-Göran Eriksson, and previously presented a sports current affairs show, The Back Page, on STV.[8]
White has two sons. The younger of the two boys, Barney, is an actor[9] known for playing opposite Ben Miller in Professor T. White also has a daughter Ellie who is a comedian and actress.[10]