Dave Clark (television presenter)
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Dave Clark | |
|---|---|
| Born | David Clark Ilkley, West Yorkshire, England |
| Education | Jordanhill College of Education |
| Occupation | television presenter |
| Years active | 1998-2020 |
| Television | PDC World Darts Championship Sky Sports News |
Dave Clark is a former television presenter from Ilkley, West Yorkshire, England[1][2][3] who worked for British television station Sky Sports from 1998 until 2020, where he was the anchorman for boxing and darts coverage.
Clark was a presenter on Capital Gold radio's football, Olympics and Wimbledon tennis coverage from 1990. He also presented a nightly football phone-in "Capital Gold Sportstime" and "The Dave Clark Show". He left Capital in 1998 to join Sky Sports News upon its launch.
Alongside his presentation on the rolling sports news channel, Sky Sports News, Clark also spent a year hosting the football phone-in You're On Sky Sports. Dave has fronted snooker and pool coverage as well as Soccer Saturday and Soccer AM.
Clark began presenting Sky's boxing coverage on a shared basis with Paul Dempsey, until Dempsey left for Setanta Sports. He's been the frontman for several big fights for the likes of David Haye, Amir Khan and Ricky Hatton. Clark replaced Jeff Stelling as darts presenter and covers all of the PDC's major televised tournaments, as well as the Premier League.
On 12 July 2020, Dave announced his retirement from Sky Sports live commentating.[4]