Paul Clark (presenter)

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Paul Clark

MBE
BornPaul Thompson Clark
(1953-12-04) 4 December 1953 (age 68)
Belfast, Northern Ireland
OccupationBroadcaster
Journalist
SpouseCarol

Paul Thompson Clark MBE [1] [2] (born 4 December 1953, Belfast) [3] is a Northern Irish television presenter and journalist. He is currently a presenter and reporter for UTV Live.

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Broadcasting career

Clark was among the original presenters on RTÉ Radio 2 in 1979 [4] and later presented on BBC Radio Ulster. [5] Other early television programmes Clark presented were Green Rock in 1979 with Caron Keating and Advice Line for the BBC. [6]

Clark moved from presenting and reporting for BBC Northern Ireland's Inside Ulster [4] to Ulster Television in 1989. [3] In his time at UTV, he has been a presenter and reporter on the evening news magazines Six Tonight and UTV Live, [4] Witness Review [6] and UTV School Choir of the Year. [7] He has also contributed to historical and religious documentaries including We Were Brothers, [8] and memorial services for the 10th anniversary of the Remembrance Day bombing in 1997 and Belfast's hosting of Holocaust Memorial Day in 2004. [6]

Personal life

He was born in Belfast and attended St Mary's Christian Brothers' Grammar School, Belfast. [9] He is married to Carol and has two children, sons Peter and David. He is a practising Presbyterian, though he was brought up Roman Catholic. [10] Clark is patron of the Northern Ireland Hospice. [11]

In June 2015, Clark was awarded an honorary degree by the Ulster University for services to broadcasting and his charity work with UNICEF. [12]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Presenter Paul Clark presented with MBE from Queen - Belfast Newsletter". Newsletter.co.uk. 11 December 2013. Archived from the original on 3 July 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Paul Clark's profile on u.tv". Archived from the original on 16 January 2003. Retrieved 5 April 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. 1 2 3 "The TV Room +". Archived from the original on 16 July 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2009.
  5. ↑ "He's back! George in return to airwaves - Belfast Newsletter". Newsletter.co.uk. 4 October 2006. Archived from the original on 14 September 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  6. 1 2 3 "Paul Clark | BFI". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 28 September 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  7. ↑ "Paul and son hope to hit high note with school choir - imported - Belfasttelegraph.co.uk". www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk. Archived from the original on 24 July 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  8. ↑ "We Were Brothers Too (TV series) | BFI". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 28 September 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  9. ↑ Clark, Paul (11 June 2021). "'I am uncomfortable with the terms Catholic and Protestant…". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  10. ↑ Hardy, Jane (20 December 2008). "The celeb side of Christmas". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. Archived from the original on 19 April 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  11. ↑ "Talking shop.... - imported - Belfasttelegraph.co.uk". www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk. Archived from the original on 19 July 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  12. ↑ Brankin, Una (14 February 2015). "When we met, it was just a case of love at first sight". M.belfasttelegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 13 November 2016.[ permanent dead link ]
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