Scott Martin (media)

Scott Martin (born 22 July 1989) is a Northern Irish media personality and former rugby player who is currently a radio presenter on Lisburn's 98FM and head of media at Glentoran Women. He previously played rugby for Ulster Academy and Ireland U19s.

Scott Martin
Martin in 2021
Birth nameScott Andrew Martin
Date of birth (1989-07-22) 22 July 1989
Place of birthBelfast, Northern Ireland
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight88 kg (13 st 12 lb; 194 lb)
SchoolGrosvenor Grammar School
UniversityQueen's University Belfast
Occupation(s)Business & Media Consultant
Rugby union career
Position(s) Outside Half, Full Back
Youth career
1995-2001 Malone
2001-2008 Grosvenor Grammar
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2008–2009 Ballymena 1 (12)
2009-2015 Grosvenor Rugby Club ? (?)
Correct as of 26 February 2021
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2008–2009 Ireland U19 2 31
Correct as of 26 February 2017

Rugby career

Early career

Martin represented Malone Rugby Club and Harding Memorial Primary School, captaining the Malone side to victory in the Pat Lawler Memorial Trophy in 2001. Upon entering secondary education, Martin represented Grosvenor Grammar School.

Senior career

Local press referred to Martin as a 'points machine'[1] in the buildup to third round of the 2008 Ulster Schools' Cup and his performances in the competition[2] earned the headline 'Great Scott' on a back page spread of the Newsletter newspaper. Despite Grosvenor being eliminated in the quarter-finals, Martin ended the tournament as the highest point scorer and was offered a professional contract with Ballymena and the Ulster academy for the following year.

During the off-season Martin had a wrist X-ray which confirmed an injury received earlier in the season was a fracture and required surgery. A poor start to the season led to a change of management at Ballymena and Martin was one of six players deemed surplus to requirement. [3]

Following surgery and rehabilitation of the wrist, Martin joined Grosvenor Rugby Club and played in a victorious Gordon West Cup final at the Kingspan Stadium against Letterkenny later that year, scoring twelve of the side's twenty seven points.[4]

An unbeaten season in 2010/11 season, saw Grosvenor retain the Gordon West Cup and see promotion to division qualifying two. The side went on to finish third in the league in the 2011/12 season and reached the final of the McCrea Cup.[5]

Business career

Upon graduating, Martin completed a business graduate scheme with Henderson Retail, before taking up a role an Area Manager role with Lidl Northern Ireland. In 2018 Martin moved to a Senior Project Manager Role with Lidl Ireland, before fulfiling the role of Interim Head of Sales for Ireland and Northern Ireland for a period in 2020. He was part of the COVID response team that was awarded the Best Business Award of 'Best COVID response by a retailer'.[6] In 2021 Martin left Lidl and joined big four accountancy firm Ernst & Young.

In 2015 Martin purchased the land and property of Bŭrz Pechat in Ruse, a northern region of Bulgaria. Bŭrz Pechat was a media printing company that entered administration in 2014 and was subsequently sold by the liquidator to settle outstanding debts. Upon purchasing the land and property of Bŭrz Pechat, Martin also become CEO of the registered company. In late 2015 he relaunched the business as a media agency. Those seeking media specialists for events from family photoshoots, to full movie scene production could use the Bŭrz Pechat website to search, book and pay for resources online. Independent photographers and videographers could post their availability to the website when looking for roles, and were then rated by clients upon successful completion of a job. Bought as a collateral shell company, this transformed the business into a self-sustainable organization. As of 2017, Penka Petrova is listed as the firm's Managing Director and is responsible for the day-to-day running of the business. The company was made public on the NASDAQ stock exchange in the same year through Bancorp. Martin remains on the Board of Directors as Chief Executive Officer. The net worth of the company is currently believed to be around $31.18 million dollars.[7]

Media career

In 2016 Martin appeared on BBC's The One Show to talk about the Northern Ireland football team's participation in the 2016 European Football Championships in France. Martin joined Lisburn's 98FM in March 2020 initially for a one-hour slot on Friday nights, but took the host role on Sound Up Saturdays soon after.[8] He joined the media team at Irish Premier League side Glentoran during the 2021/2022 season and continued in the role of team interviewer for the 2022/2023 season. [9]

In the summer of 2022 he joined ACA modelling agency and was invited to appear in Series Four of BBC's Beauty Queen and Single TV show.[10]

References
  1. "Grosvenor must pass Larne test" – via www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk.
  2. "Grosvenor's pack excel in Larne win" – via www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk.
  3. https://www.northernirelandworld.com/sport/club-aiming-to-restore-its-glory-days-2412923
  4. "Gordon West Cup: Grosvenor 27 Letterkenny 17 – INTOUCH RUGBY".
  5. "Queens II win McCrea Cup Final". Ulster Rugby.
  6. "Newly Certified 'Top Employer', Lidl Ireland, Announces 1,200 New Roles in Jobs Boost for Irish Operations Along with €2 Million Investment in COVID Employee Bonus - Lidl Ireland". corporate.lidl.ie.
  7. "Scott Martin net worth, bio and Bancfirst Corp insider trades". Benzinga.
  8. https://www.lisburns98fm.com/meet-the-team
  9. "Pre-match Exclusive | Aidan Wilson - Crusaders Home August 2022" – via www.youtube.com.
  10. "Beauty Queen and Single" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
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