Education
Cardiff University.
Cardiff University.
Born in Cheshire but moving to London when he was two, Cotton trained and worked as an actor, gaining parts on The Bill and in London"s West End theatre. After two years he undertook a post-graduate diploma at the Centre for Journalism Studies at Cardiff University, and started his broadcast career as a regional news reporter in Plymouth for the British Broadcasting Corporation in 1995. Cotton then chose to become freelance to pursue a career in sports broadcast journalism, moving to London to specialise in sport including spells at digital television network Channel 1, Sky Sports, Five and Independent Television. Cotton rejoined the British Broadcasting Corporation in 1998 as a sports producer and presenter on overnight production shifts for British Broadcasting Corporation Breakfast, before joining British Broadcasting Corporation News 24 as a sports presenter.
He also reported for Football Focus.