Steve Cram faces BBC commentary conundrum if he wants to become new chairman of UK Athletics Steve Cram may have to quit the BBC in order to become UK Athletics chairman Insiders believe BBC bosses will tell him he has 'to make some big decisions' BBC's editorial guidelines suggest such a conflict of interest can't be permitted Cram would have to consider quitting a job which pays him several hundred thousand pounds a year to become a chairman with an income of £40,000
By Matt Lawton for the Daily Mail
Published: 22:35 BST, 16 April 2019 | Updated: 22:35 BST, 16 April 2019
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Steve Cram may be forced to quit his post as the BBC's lead commentator if he wants to become the new chairman of UK Athletics.
Both Cram and the BBC remain silent on the 58-year-old former middle-distance star's application for the post but insiders believe BBC bosses will tell him he will 'have to make some big decisions' if he is chosen to become the successor to Richard Bowker.
According to the BBC's editorial guidelines such a conflict of interest cannot be permitted, raising the question of whether Cram would be prepared to give up a job that pays him several hundred thousand pounds a year to
