Jason Dasey | |
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 Jason Dasey in 2016 | |
| Born | 11 April 1962 |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Occupation(s) | Television Presenter, Executive Producer, Journalist |
| Employer | ABC News (Australia) |
| Website | abc.net.au/jason-dasey |
Jason Dasey (born 11 April 1962[citation needed]) is an Australian TV and radio broadcaster, journalist, emcee and media executive. He works for Australian and international companies, including ABC News, Nine Radio and APAC Network. He is best known for being the first Australian sports host on CNN International and BBC World News and the original anchor of ESPN's SportsCenter Asia and SportsCenter India (English edition).[1][2]
Dasey joined the Sydney Morning Herald,[3] Australia's oldest newspaper, as a cadet journalist in 1980.[citation needed]
Having left ESPN in early 2018, Dasey became the presenter of the interview-based Weekend Mornings show for newly launched Singapore radio station Money FM 89.3, while continuing to travel to India to work as a TV sports host. After returning to Australia in late 2019, Daseyprovided Australian segments to Money FM, including news reviews and travel vignettes. In December 2021, Dasey began working as a casual host for 4BC on Nine Radio, including the Spencer Howson Weekends show and special coverage of the 2022 Queensland floods. He is also host of Thursday Mornings for 101FM at Logan, south of Brisbane, including a weekly legends' segment featuring classic pop artists. Dasey has appeared as a radio guest on ABC Overnights in addition to a role as a digital journalist with ABC_News_(Australia). In June 2022, Dasey was named as one of 121 prominent Australians sanctioned by Russia, due to his reporting for ABC_News_(Australia) on the invasion of Ukraine. He is also part of the TV presentation team for the APAC network, which was launched in August 2022, with a weekly show on Special_Broadcasting_Service. In December 2022, Dasey hosted two weeks of 4BC Summer Drive, filling in for regular host Neil Breen. Jason presented the ABC_New_England_North_West breakfast show in April 2023, before a fill-in stint at Money FM 89.3 the following month.[4]