| About the Author | Mike Amos was for 55 years a journalist in north-east England, almost entirely on The Northern Echo, until made redundant at the age of 73. He has won more than 40 journalism awards, was named North-East Journalist of the Year seven times in 18 years, was an inaugural inductee in the Provincial Journalism Hall of Fame and in 2006 was appointed MBE for services to journalism.Born in Shildon, Co Durham, where he served as local councillor, churchwarden and parish magazine editor, he retains a lifelong passion for Shildon FC but worries over where allegiance might lie should they ever draw his other favoured club, Arsenal.For 20 years until 2016 he was chairman of the Northern Football League, the world's second oldest, and has written or edited several books about the league. Other books include Unconsidered Trifles, a 400-page memoir of life as a "jobbing journalist."Wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother: educator, university lecturer and international management consultant: activist and charity worker, Judith has led a full and varied life, culminating most recently in her work with Head Safe Football, her husband's legacy, a charity she founded to focus exclusively on the dangers of football related dementia. She blends extensive professional qualifications, namely a PhD in professional develop- ment and masters degrees in both education and business, with extensive management experience, and fires them with a personal passion to fulfil her promise to Bill Gates, her husband. Sadly, noting upon diagnosis that it was too late for him, he asked his family to ensure that no player in the future suffers from CTE. Judith has a promise to keep. |
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