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JETS APPOINT NEW GM OF FOOTBALL OPERATIONS

The Newcastle Jets have appointed Chief Operating Officer of Football Queensland, Ben Mannion, as their new General Manager of Football Operations.

He’ll begin his role on June 8.

Meanwhile club owner Nathan Tinkler has been issued with an official reprimand and counselled on his behaviour, after he verbally abused a Newcastle Herald journalist following the Jets loss to Sydney FC in round 26.

The mining magnate has seven days to appeal.

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Mitchell Hughes

Mitchell Hughes started as a tape editor in Newcastle in 1999. He became a reporter in 2004, working in Lismore and on the Gold Coast. Since moving back to the Newcastle office in 2006, he's taken on various roles, such as producer and chief of staff. He became the head sport reporter in 2011 and the main sport presenter in 2015.

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