Paul Clark

MBE
BornPaul Thompson Clark
(1953-12-04) 4 December 1953 (age 70)
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.

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]

References

  1. ^ "Ten things you didn't know about.. - imported - Belfasttelegraph.co.uk". www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk. Archived from the original on 24 July 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b c "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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