Alex Wade

For the American rock guitarist, see Whitechapel (band).

Alex Wade (born 1966) is a British writer, freelance journalist and media lawyer.

Career

Wade is the author of Wrecking Machine: A Tale of Real Fights and White Collars[1] and Surf Nation: In Search of the Fast Lefts and Hollow Rights of Britain and Ireland.[2] He has also contributed chapters to The Road Less Travelled,[3] Seaside: Discover Britain's Best Beaches[4] and Countryside: Discover the Best of Rural Britain (2010).

Freelance journalist

Wade has written for The Times, The Sunday Times, The Independent, the Independent on Sunday, The Guardian, The Observer, The Financial Times, the Daily Telegraph and The Sun, as well as a variety of magazines such as Coast, Huck, The Surfer's Path, Wavelength, Pit Pilot, Flush, Arena and Cornwall Today.

In 2009, Wade was short-listed in the Sports Journalists' Association awards as Sports Feature Writer of the Year.[5] Wade is also the Arts Editor for Cornwall Today magazine, itself the winner of the Press Gazette's 'Best Regional Magazine' award in 2009,[6] and also contributes book reviews for The Times Literary Supplement.[7]

Media lawyer

Wade qualified as a solicitor with media law firm Carter-Ruck in 1994. He subsequently worked for Richard Desmond as Head of Legal Affairs as well as other legal practices. For much of his legal career, Wade also worked as a 'night lawyer' for the national press, but Wade quit all legal work save night lawyer work in 2002.[8][9]

References

1. Reviews of Wrecking Machine:
   • Andrew, Baker (2 June 2005). "Black, blue, white collar". The Daily Telegraph.
   • Graham, Frank (26 June 2005). "Wrecking Machine". Sunday Times.
   • Tulkinghorn (9 May 2005). "Float like butter, sting like a brie". The Lawyer. p. 15.
2. Reviews of Surf Nation:
   • "Surf Nation: In search of the fast lefts and hollow rights of Britain and Ireland ‹ Book Reviews — HUCK Magazine". 1 October 2009. Archived from the original on 1 October 2009. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
   • "Alex Wade's Book 'Surf Nation' Dives Into UK Surf Culture". Surf Europe. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
   • Redfern, Alex (15 July 2007). "Surf Nation by Alex Wade; Book of the Week". The Independent on Sunday.
   • Edelstein, Hannah Jean (22 June 2008). "Review: Surf Nation, Alex Wade, Pocket Books". The Observer.
3. "Publishers of award winning information – Home Page – DK Books". Dorlingkindersley-uk.co.uk. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
4. "Time Out Worldwide – Your Guide to the Best Things to do in the World's Greatest Cities including London and New York". Timeout.com. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
5. "Heavyweight clash lined-up for The Brewery " Sports Journalists' Association". Sportsjournalists.co.uk. 24 February 2009. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
6. "Cornwall Today wins national title". This is Plymouth. 12 May 2009. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
7. Richard Morrison (13 March 2012). "Arts". The Times. Archived from the original on 5 September 2011. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
8. "Biography". alexwade.com. 28 September 2012. Archived from the original on 27 June 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
9. "10 lawyers with weird and wonderful hobbies". Legal Cheek. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2021.

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