Jason Dasey
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Jason Dasey is a journalist and broadcaster, a former CNN International, BBC World News and ESPN
anchor who works as a TV sports host and executive producer for Asian satellite network, ASTRO
. Born in Australia, Jason is a Singapore Permanent Resident who has been based in Asia since 2001.
where he attended North Sydney Boys High School
. During his final two years at school, he was a freelance reporter for Australian Associated Press
. In early 1980 at the age of seventeen, Jason became a cadet journalist with The Sydney Morning Herald
, Australia's oldest newspaper.
Towards the end of his four years with the Herald, Jason stumbled on his biggest story in September 1983 when a personal vacation to New York City
coincided with Australia winning sailing's America's Cup
. Jason borrowed a blazer and talked his way into the New York Yacht Club
before sending back an insider's account to the Sydney Morning Herald on the night the United States lost the America's Cup for the first time after 132 years.
In 1987, Jason left Australia to base himself in London. After freelancing as a producer/reporter for Reuters TV, BBC TV and Australia’s SBS-TV, Jason became a sports producer and reporter for European satellite network Sky News in January 1989 before it launched in Britain. A year later at Sky, he gained his first experience in the studio, as a weekend sports presenter.
After three years in London with the BBC, Jason moved to the U.S. in mid-1997. After working as a freelance reporter for BBC World Service and Denver local station, KUSA-TV 9-News (NBC), Jason re-located to Atlanta in early 1999 to take up a job at CNN International. He was initially a news producer/writer, but in May 1999, Jason became the first Australian sports anchor on CNN International's World Sport, broadcasting daily to more than 200 countries, often in partnership with Pedro Pinto
.
, based in Singapore
. After initially hosting the India-focused Sportsline, Jason was the original anchor as SportsCenter Asia
was launched in earnest in May 2002 and when SportsCenter India was reshaped as an English-language show in October 2003. With Jason as co-host, SportsCenter Asia
was voted Best Sports Programme at the 2003 Asian Television Awards
and received a commendation for Best News Programme in 2005. He was also senior anchor when SportsCenter Week-in-Review began in November 2004 and when SportsCenter Asia
switched to a twice-nightly format in February 2006.
In addition, Jason presented major sporting events for ESPN STAR Sports
including three tennis Grand Slams, international cricket and rugby plus the 2006 FIFA World Cup
where he was an on-site 'live' reporter in Germany
.
After hosting more than 1000 news programmes during five years at ESPN STAR, Jason relocated to ESPN's world headquarters in Bristol, Connecticut in late 2006 to be an anchor for the launch for two more international versions of SportsCenter while reporting on major events like the 2008 Masters Tournament and 2008 French Open. He also conducted in-depth SportsCenter Conversations with sports legends that included Sugar Ray Leonard
, Nadia Comăneci
and George Foreman
. His meeting with Foreman in Houston for ESPN was featured in Episode 6 of the Family Foreman
reality TV series, airing in August 2008 on TV Land
.
In November 2008, Jason moved back to Asia, setting up a base in Hong Kong while freelancing for ESPN, primarily as a feature interviewer of sports identities like Nick Faldo
, Bernhard Langer
, Venus Williams
and Justin Langer
while continuing to write a weekly column on Asian and Australian football for ESPN Soccernet.
group, Jason joined Asian satellite network ASTRO
in May 2009 as a sports presenter and executive producer. Based in Kuala Lumpur
, he anchored the 2010 FIFA World Cup
from South Africa and devised and hosted the thrice-weekly, European-focused FourFourTwo TV Show
on the ASTRO
SuperSport channels. Since 2010, Jason has anchored Astro's HD coverage of the Premier League. He also developed original content like the chat program, Bola@Mamak, & Football Overload, Asia's first multi-game football variety show. In November 2011, both shows were nominated for Asian TV Awards: Bola@Mamak in the Best Talk Show category and Football Overload for Best Comedy Programme.
Away from football, he presents an interview-based show, Golfing Greats: In Their Own Words
for the Golf Channel in Singapore
and Malaysia. As a weekly sports newspaper columnist, Jason writes for the Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post
, the New Straits Times
in Malaysia and the English website of Al Jazeera
. In November 2009 hosted the Asian Football Confederation
Annual Awards in Kuala Lumpur
. In addition to his Astro duties, Jason runs his own Singapore based company, Dasey Media, specializing in training and consultancy, and hosts a weekly soccer Podcast called Football Fever.
ESPN
Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
anchor who works as a TV sports host and executive producer for Asian satellite network, ASTRO
ASTRO
Autonomous Space Transport Robotic Operations , is an American technology demonstration satellite which was operated as part of the Orbital Express programme. It was used to demonstrate autonomous servicing and refuelling operations in orbit, performing tests on the NEXTSat satellite which was...
. Born in Australia, Jason is a Singapore Permanent Resident who has been based in Asia since 2001.
Early career
Jason grew up in SydneySydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
where he attended North Sydney Boys High School
North Sydney Boys High School
North Sydney Boys High School is an academically selective, public high school for boys, located at Crows Nest in Sydney, Australia.- History :...
. During his final two years at school, he was a freelance reporter for Australian Associated Press
Australian Associated Press
Australian Associated Press is Australia's national news agency. The organisation was established in 1935 by Fairfax and The Herald and Weekly Times.AAP employs more than 175 journalists who work in bureaux in all Australian states and territories...
. In early 1980 at the age of seventeen, Jason became a cadet journalist with The Sydney Morning Herald
The Sydney Morning Herald
The Sydney Morning Herald is a daily broadsheet newspaper published by Fairfax Media in Sydney, Australia. Founded in 1831 as the Sydney Herald, the SMH is the oldest continuously published newspaper in Australia. The newspaper is published six days a week. The newspaper's Sunday counterpart, The...
, Australia's oldest newspaper.
Towards the end of his four years with the Herald, Jason stumbled on his biggest story in September 1983 when a personal vacation to New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
coincided with Australia winning sailing's America's Cup
America's Cup
The America’s Cup is a trophy awarded to the winner of the America's Cup match races between two yachts. One yacht, known as the defender, represents the yacht club that currently holds the America's Cup and the second yacht, known as the challenger, represents the yacht club that is challenging...
. Jason borrowed a blazer and talked his way into the New York Yacht Club
New York Yacht Club
The New York Yacht Club is a private social club and yacht club based in New York City and Newport, Rhode Island. It was founded in 1844 by nine prominent sportsmen. The members have contributed to the sport of yachting and yacht design. The organization has over 3,000 members as of 2011. ...
before sending back an insider's account to the Sydney Morning Herald on the night the United States lost the America's Cup for the first time after 132 years.
Move to Television
Partly as a result of that story, 21-year-old Jason was offered a job at Australia's Seven Network in Sydney where he worked between late 1983 and mid-1985 as an on-air reporter for Seven News and its nightly current affairs show.In 1987, Jason left Australia to base himself in London. After freelancing as a producer/reporter for Reuters TV, BBC TV and Australia’s SBS-TV, Jason became a sports producer and reporter for European satellite network Sky News in January 1989 before it launched in Britain. A year later at Sky, he gained his first experience in the studio, as a weekend sports presenter.
BBC and CNN Jobs
At the end of 1994, Jason biggest break came when, as a freelance producer and occasional presenter for BBC World Service Television in London, he was promoted to senior sports anchor on BBC World. It made him the first Australian newsreader on the re-launched, global news network as part of ‘Newsday’, a breakfast show for Europe.After three years in London with the BBC, Jason moved to the U.S. in mid-1997. After working as a freelance reporter for BBC World Service and Denver local station, KUSA-TV 9-News (NBC), Jason re-located to Atlanta in early 1999 to take up a job at CNN International. He was initially a news producer/writer, but in May 1999, Jason became the first Australian sports anchor on CNN International's World Sport, broadcasting daily to more than 200 countries, often in partnership with Pedro Pinto
Pedro Pinto
Pedro Mendonça Pinto is a Portuguese American journalist who is currently a sports anchor for CNN International based in London, England.-Early life:...
.
ESPN career
In November 2001, Jason left CNN to become the senior news presenter at Asian network ESPN Star SportsESPN Star Sports
ESPN Star Sports is a joint venture between The Walt Disney Company and News Corporation...
, based in Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
. After initially hosting the India-focused Sportsline, Jason was the original anchor as SportsCenter Asia
SportsCenter Asia
SportsCenter Asia is a sports news television show similar in format to the U.S. version of the same name.- About SportsCenter Asia :...
was launched in earnest in May 2002 and when SportsCenter India was reshaped as an English-language show in October 2003. With Jason as co-host, SportsCenter Asia
SportsCenter Asia
SportsCenter Asia is a sports news television show similar in format to the U.S. version of the same name.- About SportsCenter Asia :...
was voted Best Sports Programme at the 2003 Asian Television Awards
Asian Television Awards
The Asian Television Awards is an appreciation to recognize and reward programming and production excellence in the Asian television industry. Held every December, the Awards draws about 1,400 entries each year from a wide range of broadcasters, including free-to-air TV stations and pay-TV...
and received a commendation for Best News Programme in 2005. He was also senior anchor when SportsCenter Week-in-Review began in November 2004 and when SportsCenter Asia
SportsCenter Asia
SportsCenter Asia is a sports news television show similar in format to the U.S. version of the same name.- About SportsCenter Asia :...
switched to a twice-nightly format in February 2006.
In addition, Jason presented major sporting events for ESPN STAR Sports
ESPN Star Sports
ESPN Star Sports is a joint venture between The Walt Disney Company and News Corporation...
including three tennis Grand Slams, international cricket and rugby plus the 2006 FIFA World Cup
2006 FIFA World Cup
The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which won the right to host the event in July 2000. Teams representing 198 national football associations from all six...
where he was an on-site 'live' reporter in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
.
After hosting more than 1000 news programmes during five years at ESPN STAR, Jason relocated to ESPN's world headquarters in Bristol, Connecticut in late 2006 to be an anchor for the launch for two more international versions of SportsCenter while reporting on major events like the 2008 Masters Tournament and 2008 French Open. He also conducted in-depth SportsCenter Conversations with sports legends that included Sugar Ray Leonard
Sugar Ray Leonard
Sugar Ray Leonard is an American retired professional boxer and occasional actor. He was named Ray Charles Leonard, after his mother's favorite singer, Ray Charles...
, Nadia Comăneci
Nadia Comaneci
Nadia Elena Comăneci is a Romanian gymnast, winner of three Olympic gold medals at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and the first female gymnast ever to be awarded a perfect score of 10 in an Olympic gymnastic event. She is also the winner of two gold medals at the 1980 Summer...
and George Foreman
George Foreman
George Edward Foreman is an American two-time former World Heavyweight Boxing Champion, Olympic gold medalist, ordained Baptist minister, author and successful entrepreneur...
. His meeting with Foreman in Houston for ESPN was featured in Episode 6 of the Family Foreman
Family Foreman
Family Foreman is an American reality television series starring former heavyweight boxing champion and "grillionaire" George Foreman and his family. The show premiered on TV Land on July 16, 2008, airing a total of six episodes produced by New Line Television.-Episodes:-External links:* at...
reality TV series, airing in August 2008 on TV Land
TV Land
TV Land is an American cable television network launched on April 29, 1996. It is owned by MTV Networks, a division of Viacom, which also owns Paramount Pictures, and networks such as MTV and Nickelodeon...
.
In November 2008, Jason moved back to Asia, setting up a base in Hong Kong while freelancing for ESPN, primarily as a feature interviewer of sports identities like Nick Faldo
Nick Faldo
Sir Nicholas Alexander "Nick" Faldo, MBE is an English professional golfer on the European Tour who now mainly works as an on air golf analyst. Over his career, he has won six majors: three Open Championships and three Masters. He was ranked the World No...
, Bernhard Langer
Bernhard Langer
Bernhard Langer is a German professional golfer. He is a two-time Masters champion, and was one of the world's leading golfers throughout the 1980s and 90s, being the first official number one ranked player in 1986...
, Venus Williams
Venus Williams
Venus Ebony Starr Williams is an American professional tennis player who is a former World No. 1 and is ranked World No. 101 as of 10 October 2011 in singles and World No. 20 in doubles as of 2011. She has been ranked World No. 1 in singles by the Women's Tennis Association on three separate...
and Justin Langer
Justin Langer
Justin Lee Langer AM is a former international cricketer who represented Australia in 105 Test matches and the current Assistant Coach and Batting Coach of the Australian cricket team. A left-handed batsman, his opening partnership with Matthew Hayden was one of the most successful of all time...
while continuing to write a weekly column on Asian and Australian football for ESPN Soccernet.
ASTRO
After almost eight years within the ESPNESPN
Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
group, Jason joined Asian satellite network ASTRO
ASTRO
Autonomous Space Transport Robotic Operations , is an American technology demonstration satellite which was operated as part of the Orbital Express programme. It was used to demonstrate autonomous servicing and refuelling operations in orbit, performing tests on the NEXTSat satellite which was...
in May 2009 as a sports presenter and executive producer. Based in Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...
, he anchored the 2010 FIFA World Cup
2010 FIFA World Cup
The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010...
from South Africa and devised and hosted the thrice-weekly, European-focused FourFourTwo TV Show
FourFourTwo TV Show
FourFourTwo is a thrice-weekly football magazine television show on Asian cable channel, Astro SuperSport, broadcasting to Malaysia and Brunei in association with global football magazine, FourFourTwo. In its third season, FourFourTwo has highlights from European leagues including England's Premier...
on the ASTRO
ASTRO
Autonomous Space Transport Robotic Operations , is an American technology demonstration satellite which was operated as part of the Orbital Express programme. It was used to demonstrate autonomous servicing and refuelling operations in orbit, performing tests on the NEXTSat satellite which was...
SuperSport channels. Since 2010, Jason has anchored Astro's HD coverage of the Premier League. He also developed original content like the chat program, Bola@Mamak, & Football Overload, Asia's first multi-game football variety show. In November 2011, both shows were nominated for Asian TV Awards: Bola@Mamak in the Best Talk Show category and Football Overload for Best Comedy Programme.
Away from football, he presents an interview-based show, Golfing Greats: In Their Own Words
Golfing Greats: In Their Own Words
Golfing Greats: In Their Own Words is a 13-part golf interview series on The Golf Channel in Malaysia and Singapore, produced by Malaysian network, Astro....
for the Golf Channel in Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
and Malaysia. As a weekly sports newspaper columnist, Jason writes for the Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post
South China Morning Post
The South China Morning Post , together with its Sunday edition, the Sunday Morning Post, is an English-language Hong Kong newspaper, published by the SCMP Group with a circulation of 104,000....
, the New Straits Times
New Straits Times
The New Straits Times is an English-language newspaper published in Malaysia. It is Malaysia's oldest newspaper still in print , having been founded as The Straits Times in 1845, and was reestablished as the "New Straits Times" in 1965. The paper served as Malaysia's only broadsheet format English...
in Malaysia and the English website of Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera is an independent broadcaster owned by the state of Qatar through the Qatar Media Corporation and headquartered in Doha, Qatar...
. In November 2009 hosted the Asian Football Confederation
Asian Football Confederation
The Asian Football Confederation is the governing body of association football in Asia. It has 46 member countries, mostly located on the Asian continent. However, due to the disputed boundary of Europe and Asia, nations such as Russia and Turkey which are located mostly in geographic Asia are...
Annual Awards in Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...
. In addition to his Astro duties, Jason runs his own Singapore based company, Dasey Media, specializing in training and consultancy, and hosts a weekly soccer Podcast called Football Fever.
TV Roles
- Newsday, BBC WorldBBC WorldBBC World News is the BBC's international news and current affairs television channel. It has the largest audience of any BBC channel in the world...
(Sports presenter, 1995–1997) - World Sport, CNNCNNCable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
(Co-host, 1999–2001) - Sportsline, ESPN STAR SportsESPN Star SportsESPN Star Sports is a joint venture between The Walt Disney Company and News Corporation...
(Host, 2001–2003) - SportsCenter AsiaSportsCenter AsiaSportsCenter Asia is a sports news television show similar in format to the U.S. version of the same name.- About SportsCenter Asia :...
, ESPN STAR SportsESPN Star SportsESPN Star Sports is a joint venture between The Walt Disney Company and News Corporation...
(Original host, 2002–2006) - SportsCenter India, ESPN STAR SportsESPN Star SportsESPN Star Sports is a joint venture between The Walt Disney Company and News Corporation...
(Original host, English edition, 2003–2005) - SportsCenter Pacific Rim, ESPN InternationalESPN InternationalESPN International is a family of networks around the world. It was begun in 1989 and is operated by ESPN. It consists of:Asia: *ESPN SEA*ESPN SEA 2*ESPN China*ESPN Hong Kong*ESPN India*ESPN Malaysia...
(Original co-host/reporter, 2007–2009) - SportsCenter Atlantic, ESPN InternationalESPN InternationalESPN International is a family of networks around the world. It was begun in 1989 and is operated by ESPN. It consists of:Asia: *ESPN SEA*ESPN SEA 2*ESPN China*ESPN Hong Kong*ESPN India*ESPN Malaysia...
(Original co-host/reporter, 2007–2009) - Family ForemanFamily ForemanFamily Foreman is an American reality television series starring former heavyweight boxing champion and "grillionaire" George Foreman and his family. The show premiered on TV Land on July 16, 2008, airing a total of six episodes produced by New Line Television.-Episodes:-External links:* at...
, Episode 6, TV LandTV LandTV Land is an American cable television network launched on April 29, 1996. It is owned by MTV Networks, a division of Viacom, which also owns Paramount Pictures, and networks such as MTV and Nickelodeon...
(As ESPN Reporter, 20 August 2008) - FourFourTwo TV ShowFourFourTwo TV ShowFourFourTwo is a thrice-weekly football magazine television show on Asian cable channel, Astro SuperSport, broadcasting to Malaysia and Brunei in association with global football magazine, FourFourTwo. In its third season, FourFourTwo has highlights from European leagues including England's Premier...
, ASTROASTROAutonomous Space Transport Robotic Operations , is an American technology demonstration satellite which was operated as part of the Orbital Express programme. It was used to demonstrate autonomous servicing and refuelling operations in orbit, performing tests on the NEXTSat satellite which was...
SuperSport (Original host, 2009- ) - Golfing Greats: In Their Own WordsGolfing Greats: In Their Own WordsGolfing Greats: In Their Own Words is a 13-part golf interview series on The Golf Channel in Malaysia and Singapore, produced by Malaysian network, Astro....
, Golf Channel (Original host, 2009- ) - 2010 FIFA World Cup2010 FIFA World CupThe 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010...
. ASTROASTROAutonomous Space Transport Robotic Operations , is an American technology demonstration satellite which was operated as part of the Orbital Express programme. It was used to demonstrate autonomous servicing and refuelling operations in orbit, performing tests on the NEXTSat satellite which was...
(Host, June-July 2010) - Barclays Premier League. ASTROASTROAutonomous Space Transport Robotic Operations , is an American technology demonstration satellite which was operated as part of the Orbital Express programme. It was used to demonstrate autonomous servicing and refuelling operations in orbit, performing tests on the NEXTSat satellite which was...
(Host, August 2010- ) - Bola@Mamak, ASTROASTROAutonomous Space Transport Robotic Operations , is an American technology demonstration satellite which was operated as part of the Orbital Express programme. It was used to demonstrate autonomous servicing and refuelling operations in orbit, performing tests on the NEXTSat satellite which was...
(Executive Producer, August 2010- ) - Football Overload, ASTROASTROAutonomous Space Transport Robotic Operations , is an American technology demonstration satellite which was operated as part of the Orbital Express programme. It was used to demonstrate autonomous servicing and refuelling operations in orbit, performing tests on the NEXTSat satellite which was...
(Executive Producer, February 2011- ) - Stadium Unplugged, ASTROASTROAutonomous Space Transport Robotic Operations , is an American technology demonstration satellite which was operated as part of the Orbital Express programme. It was used to demonstrate autonomous servicing and refuelling operations in orbit, performing tests on the NEXTSat satellite which was...
(Executive Producer, November 2011- ) - 2011 Rugby World Cup2011 Rugby World CupThe 2011 Rugby World Cup was the seventh Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international rugby union competition inaugurated in 1987. The International Rugby Board selected New Zealand as the host country in preference to Japan and South Africa at a meeting in Dublin on 17 November 2005...
, ASTROASTROAutonomous Space Transport Robotic Operations , is an American technology demonstration satellite which was operated as part of the Orbital Express programme. It was used to demonstrate autonomous servicing and refuelling operations in orbit, performing tests on the NEXTSat satellite which was...
(Host, October 2011)
External links
- Official Jason Dasey website
- July 2008 interview for Indian newspaper http://theviewspaper.net/interviews/2008/07/3657
- Jason interviews Roger Federer at 2008 U.S. Open http://sports.espn.go.com/broadband/video/videopage?videoId=3577657
- Jason interviews Hollywood actor Anthony LaPaglia http://www.jasondasey.com/clips.html?sentClip=LaPaglia.flv
- CNN Profile http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/inside_game/archives/jason_dasey/index.html
- Jason leaves SportsCenter India - article http://www.hinduonnet.com/tss/tss2831/stories/20050730003802600.htm
- India promos http://www.jasondasey.com/clips.html?sentClip=SCIndia.flv
- Eight years with ESPN http://www.jasondasey.com/timeline/timeline.html
- November 2010 radio interview on Malaysia's BFM http://www.bfm.my/jason-dasey.html