Graham Hunter nets honorary degree
Esteemed football journalist Graham Hunter was yesterday awarded an honorary degree from Robert Gordon University.
Now one of the most instantly recognisable voices in football, Graham’s route into journalism first began in the late 1980’s when he began commentating on matches for Hospital Radio. From there he joined The Sunday Times before a rapid rise down south which culminated in a move to Spain.
Born and raised in Cults, he now resides in Barcelona where he’s reached incredible heights in the industry in a country that he’d never before worked in. Widely revered as the voice of Spanish football, he was key to the success of Revista de La Liga, the hit Spanish football show which aired on Sky Sports in the UK.
As well as being an internationally acclaimed and respected football journalist, Graham’s relationship with the Spanish National Team led to him also becoming an award-winning author with his books on Spain and Barcelona.
He also, of course, leads a hugely successful podcast which has attracted footballing royalty, from Jurgen Klopp and Leo Messi to the late Johan Cruyff and Sir Bobby Robson.
Being an avid Aberdeen FC fan, his roots have never escaped him and he still regularly returns to the Granite City, citing Pittodrie as his home. He has been a keen supporter of Denis Law Legacy Trust and its Streetsport programme, ran in partnership with Robert Gordon University, for many years now too. He plays a significant role in raising the profile of its activities and is a proud champion of the initiative.
In 2017 he dedicated time to present Denis Law with his own Honorary Degree from RGU before also presenting at the opening of Cruyff Court Denis Law, a world-class community astro-pitch in Aberdeen and the first of its kind in Scotland, something which represented a huge milestone for the charity.
Two years later he also presented at the opening of the Trust’s second Cruyff Court in the city, expertly capturing the crowd while again enhancing the charity’s reputation and audience. He also regularly contributes to their fundraising activities.
Upon receiving his award yesterday, Graham said he was “an affa happy Aberdeen loon”.
Speaking about Denis Law Legacy Trust’s Streetsport programme, Graham added: “In 30 something years in this career, I’ve rarely come across more interesting, more impressive, more inspirational people”.
From all at Denis Law Legacy Trust, Congratulations to you Graham and thanks for all your support of the charity.
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