Dominic Cotton

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Template:Short description Template:EngvarB Template:Use dmy dates Dominic Cotton is an English journalist.

Biography

Born in Cheshire, but moving to London when he was two,[1] Cotton trained and worked as an actor, gaining parts on The Bill and in London's West End theatre.

After two years, he undertook a post-graduate diploma at the Centre for Journalism Studies at Cardiff University, and started his broadcast career as a regional news reporter in Plymouth for the BBC in 1995.

Cotton then chose to become freelance to pursue a career in sports broadcast journalism, moving to London to specialise in sport including spells at digital TV network Channel 1, Sky Sports, Five and ITV.[1]

Cotton rejoined the BBC in 1998 as a sports producer and presenter on overnight production shifts for BBC Breakfast, before joining BBC News 24 as a sports presenter. He also reported for Football Focus.

Personal life

Cotton's former partner is BBC Breakfast presenter Susanna Reid; the couple and their three sons lived in Lambeth, south London. They announced they had split in February 2014.[2]

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