Paul Clark (presenter)
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Template:Main other 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.
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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