Mark Hughes
Head of Sport (Stories)
Roles and responsibilities
- Mark is responsible for Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Sport’s journalistic output across all platforms
- His Stories team provides news, features and audio and video output to the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ app and website, television and radio as well as content for iPlayer.
Biography
Mark joined the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ in March 2025. He joined from the Telegraph where he was Head of News, responsible for their domestic and foreign news coverage as well as overseeing their Politics and Investigations teams. During 14 years at the Telegraph Mark also held positions as Head of Sport and News Editor. As a reporter Mark was New York correspondent and Crime Correspondent at the Telegraph.
Annual remuneration (as at July 2026)
- £200,000 - £204,999
Expenses and central bookings
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Central bookings are costs incurred on behalf of the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ and booked through the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ's central bookings system.
Expenses and central bookings for the 2024/25 financial year onwards are available to view here.
Gifts and Hospitality Register
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