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词条 Dan Walker (broadcaster)
释义

  1. Early life

  2. Career

     Radio  Television 

  3. Charity work

  4. Personal life

  5. References

  6. External links

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| caption = Walker (left), interviewing Ruud Gullit at the 2017 FA Cup Final
| birth_name = Daniel Meirion Walker
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| birth_place = Crawley, West Sussex, England
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| children = 3
| television = Football Focus
Final Score
Match of the Day
BBC Breakfast
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Daniel Meirion Walker (born 19 March 1977)[2][3] is an English journalist and television presenter, best known for presenting BBC television programmes including Football Focus (2009–present) and BBC Breakfast (2016–present).

He also presents shows on BBC Radio 5 Live and has presented sport on the BBC News Channel, as well as regularly reporting for Final Score and Match of the Day.

Early life

Walker was born in Crawley, Sussex, the son of the minister of a local church and a Welsh mother.[3] He lived in Crawley until the age of 18, where he attended Ifield Primary School, Three Bridges Middle School, and Hazelwick Secondary School.[4] He supports Crawley Town F.C.[5] He earned a BA (Hons) degree in History in 1998 and an MA degree in Journalism Studies in 1999 at the University of Sheffield.[6]

Career

Radio

Walker's professional broadcasting career started with work experience at Sheffield's Hallam FM. He gained the work experience after winning a competition for young sports commentators. In 1999, Walker moved to a full-time career with a 4-year stint as a sports presenter and commentator for Manchester's Key 103 radio. In his time at the station he presented the regular midweek sports show (often broadcasting from UEFA Champions League matches at Manchester United's Old Trafford ground) and also appeared as the resident sports correspondent for Mike Toolan's breakfast show.{{Citation needed|date=February 2013}}

Television

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Walker moved into television with a six-month spell at Granada Television in Manchester, appearing as a commentator on the Football League Review show before joining BBC regional news programme North West Tonight. During this time, he was nominated for a number of awards and won the Royal Television Society Sports Award in 2005 for Regional Sports Presenter of the Year. He was unable to attend the ceremony because he was covering the Champions League final in Istanbul.

In 2006, Walker started working in London and in 2008 started presenting and reporting at Wimbledon, The Open, Aintree, Ascot and The Derby at Epsom as well as the 6 Nations.

In August 2009, Walker took over from Manish Bhasin as the presenter of Football Focus. Walker also presents the web-based Friday preview Friday Focus and writes a blog on the BBC website where he discusses the show and football in general.

Walker was part of the BBC Sport team covering the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[7] He spent the tournament travelling from Cape Town at the start of the tournament to Johannesburg for the final in a double-decker bus, filming packages to be shown both as part of the TV coverage and online, and providing commentary and news via the BBC's online channels and Twitter.

On 26 November 2011, Gary Speed appeared as a guest on Football Focus with Walker. The two men spent a total of about four hours with each other on the day. Walker said of Speed: "I always found him to be kind, funny, intelligent and insightful. I found him to be a top bloke and really enjoyed his company." The following morning on Sunday 27 November 2011, Walker received the news that Speed had died at his house in Cheshire. Walker said that he was "stunned" by Speed's death[8] and that he was "incredibly saddened". He had known Speed for quite a long time and had played football with him in a charity match two months earlier.[9]

In March 2012, Walker said that he was "staggered by the depth of feeling and shock" on the Sunday when Speed's death was announced.[10]

In addition to Walker's TV work, he presented Afternoon Edition every Monday-Thursday [11] on BBC Radio 5 Live until 2016, and has previously hosted shows on the station's evening sports output.{{citation needed|date=June 2017}}

In 2016, Walker replaced Bill Turnbull as presenter of BBC Breakfast. His first show aired on 29 February and he currently co-presents the programme from Monday to Wednesday with Louise Minchin.

Dan Walker presented the 'Clash of the Titans' segment of the Sport Relief telethon. Along with that, Walker also reported for the 2016 Olympics.{{citation needed|date=June 2017}}

In January 2019, Walker had a chance meeting with Tony Foulds, in Endcliffe Park, Sheffield, where Foulds was voluntarily maintaining the "Mi Amigo" memorial. Foulds, then aged 8, was in Endcliffe Park when a USAAC Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bomber crashed in the park in February 1944; the crash killed all 10 men onboard.[12] The pilot apparently tried to avoid Foulds and his friends. After the meeting, Walker started a campaign on social media to organize a flypast at the park.[12] The campaign was successful, and the flypast took place on 22 February 2019, the 75th anniversary of the crash. Thousands of people, including the families of the 10 airmen involved in the crash, attended the flypast.[12]

Charity work

Walker is an active patron of several charities including the Sheffield Children's Hospital charity,[13] alongside Jessica Ennis-Hill, Michael Vaughan and Lee Westwood.{{citation needed|date=August 2017}}

Walker climbed Mount Kilimanjaro for Comic Relief with a number of other celebrities in 2019.

Personal life

Walker has been married to Sarah Walker since 2001, and they have three children. The family reside in Sheffield, South Yorkshire.{{citation needed|date=June 2017}}

Walker became a Christian at the age of 12.[14] He made a decision not to work on a Sunday once he started employment and has maintained that throughout his career.[15] He belongs to the Evangelical branch of Christianity.[16]

References

1. ^{{cite web |last=Walker |first=Dan |date=21 October 2009 |title=Dressed for success?|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/danwalker/2009/10/dressed_for_success.html |publisher=BBC Sport |accessdate=29 January 2014}}
2. ^{{Cite web |url=http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=VsF68UD%2BmQQlZCtLFSgUOg&scan=1 |title=Index entry |accessdate=3 October 2016 |work=FreeBMD |publisher=ONS}}
3. ^1 {{cite interview|url=http://www.johnsmedley.com/blog/2013/11/13/the-real-dan-walker/ |last=Walker |first=Dan |title=The Real Dan Walker |publisher=John Smedley |location=Matlock, Derbyshire |date=13 November 2013 |accessdate=7 July 2014 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714153559/http://www.johnsmedley.com/blog/2013/11/13/the-real-dan-walker/ |archivedate=14 July 2014 |df=dmy }}
4. ^{{cite web|title = BBC Presenter, Dan Walker, talks about his time in Crawley - Crawley TV|url = http://crawleytv.co/crawleyhistory/dan-walker/|website = Crawley TV|accessdate = 2015-08-06}}
5. ^{{cite news |url=http://www.crawleyobserver.co.uk/sport/crawley-town-fc/walker-calls-for-more-fans-as-crawley-climb-league-ladder-1-3408490 |title=Walker calls for more fans as Crawley climb league ladder |work=Crawley and Horley Observer |date=11 January 2012 |accessdate=29 December 2012}}
6. ^{{cite magazine |author= |title=My Sheffield |url=http://youruniversity.group.shef.ac.uk/features/my-sheffield/ |magazine=Your University |publisher=The University of Sheffield |year=2016 |access-date=3 October 2016}}
7. ^{{cite web|url=http://wscdn.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2010/04_april/22/worldcup.shtml |title=BBC Press Release April 2010 |publisher=Wscdn.bbc.co.uk |date=22 April 2010 |accessdate=17 November 2011}}
8. ^{{cite web|author=Walker, Dan |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/danwalker/2011/11/gary_speed_leaves_a_huge_whole.html |title=Gary Speed leaves a huge hole in football |publisher=BBC |date=27 November 2011 |accessdate=29 December 2012}}
9. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/15910712 |title=Football Focus's Dan Walker saddened |work=BBC Sport|date=27 November 2011 |accessdate=29 December 2012}}
10. ^{{cite web|author=Walker, Dan |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/danwalker/2012/03/cardiff_in_full_voice_to_comme.html |title=Cardiff in full voice to commemorate Gary Speed |publisher=BBC |date= |accessdate=29 December 2012}}
11. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04kfzpy |title=BBC Radio 5 live - Afternoon Edition |publisher=BBC |date=4 March 2015 |accessdate=4 March 2015}}
12. ^1 2 {{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-47323045|title=Sheffield bomber crash: Flypast on 75th anniversary|date=22 February 2019|work=BBC News|access-date=22 February 2019}}
13. ^{{cite news|title=Jess at City Hall for Children’s Hospital charity |url=http://www.sheffieldnewsandsport.com/2012/11/20/jess/ |work=Sheffield News & Sport |accessdate=1 December 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203052207/http://www.sheffieldnewsandsport.com/2012/11/20/jess/ |archivedate=3 December 2013 |df=dmy }}
14. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.gracemagazine.org.uk/articles/historical/walker.htm |title=Dan Walker - an interview |publisher=Gracemagazine.org.uk |date= |accessdate=20 January 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120414132418/http://www.gracemagazine.org.uk/articles/historical/walker.htm|archivedate=14 April 2012}}
15. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.e-n.org.uk/p-4700-Sport-&-Sundays.htm |title=Sport & Sundays |publisher=E-n.org.uk |date= |accessdate=17 November 2011}}
16. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/feb/14/bbc-breakfast-dan-walker-creationist-fact-fiction|title=Dan Walker: it’s tricky to trust a presenter who feels God got him the job - Catherine Bennett|first=Catherine|last=Bennett|date=14 February 2016|website=the Guardian|accessdate=21 October 2018}}

External links

  • {{IMDb name|id=3692874|name=Dan Walker}}
  • Dan Walker profile, Day One Magazine (2008)
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20120414132418/http://www.gracemagazine.org.uk/articles/historical/walker.htm Dan Walker profile], Grace Magazine (2002)
  • Christian BBC footie host who refuses to work on a Sunday, The Sun, 11 August 2009
  • Dan Walker TV Newsroom Questions and Answers 2006
  • {{BBC programme | title=Afternoon Edition}}
  • Dan Walker website by [https://www.netdreams.co.uk Internet Dreams Studio]
  • Sheffield Chamber of Commerce website, Dan Walker hosted 2018 Sheffield Business Awards by [https://www.scci.org.uk]
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