Phil Jones is a co-host of WORLD SPORT, the international sports show that airs live on CNN/Sports Illustrated and CNN International (CNNI) daily at 5:30 p.m. (ET). WORLD SPORT is the sports wrap-up show that includes sports from around the globe. Jones has been with the network since September 1994.

Before joining CNNI, Jones was a reporter for the BBC in London. Joining the BBC in 1990, Jones was the network's main reporter for Wimbledon in 1994, and responsible for the nightly news round-up on the high-profile "Wimbledon Today" program. At the BBC, Jones was also a contributor for "Grandstand," "Match of the Day," "Sportsnight" and "Sport on Friday." He was the network's sub-editor on the news desk for such international events as the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, the 1994 Winter Paralympics in Lillehammer, Norway, the World Athletic Championships in Stuttgart, Germany, and the European Athletic Championships in Helsinki. Jones worked closely with BBC anchors Desmond Lyman, Steve Rider and Sue Barker at the BBC.

Prior to joining the BBC, Jones worked in print and radio journalism. He covered news and sports for the David Burke Press Agency in Manchester, and was also a regular columnist for the Manchester Evening News, the second largest provincial newspaper in Britain. On the Piccadilly Radio Station in Manchester, the second largest independent station in England, Jones covered cricket, soccer and rugby.

Jones was an integral part of the BBC team that won "Best TV Coverage in the World" for the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona.

He received a diploma in journalism, with additional passes in journalistic law and public administration, and later passed the NCTJ national proficiency examination.

October 2000