Kevin McCarra
Scottish sports journalist
Kevin J. McCarra (1 February 1958 – 24 October 2020) was a Scottish sportswriter.
Biography
McCarra was educated at Glasgow University, receiving a MA (Hons) degree. McCarra was married to Susan Stewart.
He was chief football correspondent for The Guardian newspaper. He often appeared on the Guardian Podcast Football Weekly hosted by James Richardson. He also worked for Scotland on Sunday, The Sunday Times and The Times, and appeared on BBC Radio Scotland's "Good Morning Scotland" as a newspaper reviewer.
He died from Alzheimer's disease on 24 October 2020, aged 62.
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