Brendon James Egan (born 17 December 1984) is a New Zealand sports journalist based in Christchurch. He works as a reporter for The Press, where he primarily covers netball, basketball and cricket.
Egan’s career includes several recognitions: in 2010 he was named the National Basketball League writer of the year, and he was a finalist for the young sports writer of the year award at the Sir Terry McLean sports journalism awards in Auckland. In 2012 he received the Sir John Wells Sports Journalism Scholarship, and at the start of 2013 he travelled to the United States as a recipient of the Bell Journalism Prize.
His reporting has appeared in various New Zealand media outlets, contributing to coverage of domestic sport competitions and international events.
