Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Tommy Evans

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The result was soft delete. WP:REFUND applies. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 07:36, 24 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Fails WP:BIO. He is mentioned in many references but in passing associated with his positions at CNN. There are two in-depth pieces but both are from university websites and one is content provided by him ("CNN London Chief Shares Story"). CNMall41 (talk) 02:27, 27 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of England-related deletion discussions. Eastmain (talk • contribs) 17:13, 27 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Journalism-related deletion discussions. Eastmain (talk • contribs) 17:13, 27 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep, at least on the face of it. "Three Emmy awards, two Edward R. Murrow awards, three Peabody awards, and a Prix Bayeux" should cover WP:ANYBIO. › Mortee _talk 02:46, 8 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Mortee - On its face, it would meet notability; however, after conducting WP:BEFORE, it does not. Since we base pages on reliable sources, we need to be able to find them to verify what is in the body. There are a few sources that mention that awards, but they are his profiles or from his college, none of which are considered reliable or independent. You would think that someone winning all these awards would have sources to prove it, but a search for them wound up finding nothing usable. In fact, a search of the Peabody award site itself shows that CNN (not him) was awarded a Peabody. Quote - "For its continued investment in such war coverage, especially as global conflicts simmer, we commend CNN and honor it with a Peabody Award" - --CNMall41 (talk) 15:18, 8 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Sure, that wasn't an individual award, but he was named as part of the team it was awarded to (per your ref). Same for the Emmy here, for example. The Prix Bayeux is more of a stretch. It explicitly went to Nic Robertson, though for a particular story presented by him that Evans produced.[1] So he's produced a lot of award-winning work, which isn't nothing, but without individual wins, perhaps ANYBIO isn't clear-cut. You're right that finding in-depth coverage isn't as easy as one might hope. I'll strike my vote for now and try to revisit this in more depth. › Mortee _talk 16:36, 8 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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