Simon Clark (broadcaster)
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Simon Clark is a television sports presenter and correspondent primarily on the television program
me, Look North
.
Before 2002 he worked for the BBC
in Leeds
and listeners in South Yorkshire
remember him as the sports presenter for BBC Radio Sheffield
. He worked there from 1991 to 1997. He also broadcast at Radio Hallam FM
from 1988 to 1991 having started his career in the late 1970s at Kingstown Radio
. before moving onto Viking Radio
in Hull when it launched in 1984.
In 2006 he hosted a pre-match event before every FIFA World Cup
game involving England
, at the BBC Big Screen
in Hull. His reports can occasionally be heard on Final Score
, BBC One
's football results programme, on every Saturday during the football season.
He reported from the 2009 Barclays Asia Trophy in Beijing
where Tottenham Hotspur beat Hull City
3-0 in the final.
Simon Clark began his working life in business where he ran a successful travel agency before moving into the world of media.
He lists travel as one of his passions.
Television program
A television program , also called television show, is a segment of content which is intended to be broadcast on television. It may be a one-time production or part of a periodically recurring series...
me, Look North
BBC Look North (East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire)
BBC Look North is the BBC's regional TV news service for East Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, north Norfolk and northeast Cambridgeshire produced by BBC Yorkshire and Lincolnshire...
.
Before 2002 he worked for the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
in Leeds
Leeds
Leeds is a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. In 2001 Leeds' main urban subdivision had a population of 443,247, while the entire city has a population of 798,800 , making it the 30th-most populous city in the European Union.Leeds is the cultural, financial and commercial...
and listeners in South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It has a population of 1.29 million. It consists of four metropolitan boroughs: Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, and City of Sheffield...
remember him as the sports presenter for BBC Radio Sheffield
BBC Radio Sheffield
BBC Radio Sheffield is the BBC Local Radio service for English metropolitan county of South Yorkshire and North Derbyshire. This includes the city of Sheffield, plus Doncaster, Barnsley, Rotherham, Chesterfield and surrounding areas. It was the BBC local radio station, beginning on 15 November 1967...
. He worked there from 1991 to 1997. He also broadcast at Radio Hallam FM
Hallam FM
Hallam FM is an independent local radio station serving South Yorkshire and the North Midlands from studios in Sheffield. The station is owned and operated by Bauer Radio and forms part of Bauer's Place Network of stations.-History:...
from 1988 to 1991 having started his career in the late 1970s at Kingstown Radio
Kingstown Radio
Kingstown Radio is a hospital radio station based in Kingston upon Hull, England broadcasting on 1350 kHz and the hospedia system.In July 2011, the station celebrated it's 50th anniversary!-The Early Years:...
. before moving onto Viking Radio
96.9 Viking FM
96.9 Viking FM is an English Independent Local Radio station which has broadcast music and local information to the East Riding of Yorkshire, North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire since 1984. It is based in Kingston upon Hull...
in Hull when it launched in 1984.
In 2006 he hosted a pre-match event before every FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...
game involving England
England national football team
The England national football team represents England in association football and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England. England is the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside Scotland, whom they played in the world's first...
, at the BBC Big Screen
BBC Big Screen
The Big Screens are a project involving the BBC, LOCOG , and local councils. 25m LED screens with sound systems are situated in prominent locations in city centres...
in Hull. His reports can occasionally be heard on Final Score
Final Score
Final Score is a BBC TV programme produced by BBC Sport. The programme is broadcast on late Saturday afternoons in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, usually on BBC ONE. BBC Northern Ireland opts away during the last ten minutes to cover local results, BBC Scotland runs a different programme...
, BBC One
BBC One
BBC One is the flagship television channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It was launched on 2 November 1936 as the BBC Television Service, and was the world's first regular television service with a high level of image resolution...
's football results programme, on every Saturday during the football season.
He reported from the 2009 Barclays Asia Trophy in Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
where Tottenham Hotspur beat Hull City
Hull City A.F.C.
Hull City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, founded in 1904. The club participates in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football...
3-0 in the final.
Simon Clark began his working life in business where he ran a successful travel agency before moving into the world of media.
He lists travel as one of his passions.