ABOUT MIRIAM

Miriam Walker-Khan is a sports reporter, presenter and writer, currently working full-time as Diversity & Inclusion reporter at Sky Sports News. In 2024 Miriam won the SJA Ones to Watch [on-air] award, a silver award in the EDI category at the Football Content Awards, was one of four auto-picks on the inaugural Versus 50 List and was named on the Northern Power Women Future List. 

At Sky Sports News, Miriam has presented several documentaries including Football’s Hidden Talent, Fit for Purpose?, the Represent series and is the presenter of the series Real Talk. In 2024 she reported for Sky Sports News at both the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games. 

Miriam worked at BBC Sport for six years, from a trainee on the BBC News Journalism Trainee Scheme (sport traineeship) to a Senior Reporter for younger audiences and digital platforms, as well as reporting on Match of the Day, Football Focus, MOTDx and being a quarter of the Question of Sport podcast. She has also freelanced for Premier League Productions, COPA90 and is SEASON zine's editor. Miriam has written features for the New York Times, Guardian Opinion, Dazed and gal-dem magazine amongst others.

In her time at the BBC she also worked for Newsround, World Service radio and BBC Africa, was co-Chair of BBC Sport’s BAME Advisory Group and became the first BBC Sport representative to receive a place on the BBC News Next Generation Panel.