Dan Walker

Dan Walker: Biography in Details

Who is Dan Walker?

Dan Walker is an English journalist and television presenter.

He is best known for presenting BBC television programs including ‘Football Focus’ since 2009 and ‘BBC Breakfast’ since 2016.

He presents sports on BBC News Channel, reports ‘Final Score’ and ‘Match of the Day, and presents shows on BBC Radio 5.

Dan Walker: Age, Parents, Siblings, Family

He was born on March 19, 1977, in Crawley, West Sussex, England. His birth name is Daniel Meirion Walker and he is currently 46 years old.

He is the son of the minister of a local church and a Welsh mother. He grew up in Crawley until 18.

Dan Walker changed to Christianity at the age of 12 and he belongs to the Evangelical branch of Christianity.

He holds British citizenship.

In which school did Dan Walker attend?

He joined Ifield Primary School, Three Bridges Middle School, and Hazelwick Secondary School.

He completed his B.A. in History in 1998 and completed his MA in Journalism Studies in 1999 at the University of Sheffield.

Dan Walker: Professional Life and Career

He debuted his professional career working at Sheffield’s Hallam FM.

He got the opportunity to work in Manchester’s Key 103 radio with a full-time career as a sports presenter and commentator.

Walker presented the regular midweek sports show and appeared as the resident sports correspondent for Mike Toolan’s breakfast show.

Walker joined Granada Television in Manchester and appeared as a commentator on the Football League Review show and later joined BBC regional news program North West Tonight.

He started working in London in 2006 and later in 2008, he presented and reported at Wimbledon, The Open, Aintree Ascot, The Derby at Epsom, and the 6 Nations.

He also presented Football Focus, and Friday Focus, and writes a blog on the BBC website where he discusses the show and football in general.

Dan Walker was a member of the BBC Sports team that covered the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Walker invited Gary Speed as a guest in his show Football Focus’ on November 26, 2011, and they spent about four hours with each other on the day.

The following morning, he received the news that Speed had died and he was stunned by Speed’s death.

He presented ‘Afternoon Edition’ every Monday to Thursday on BBC Radio 5 Live until 2016.

He replaced Bill Turnbull as a presenter of BBC Breakfast in 2016 and he has been co-presenting the show with Louise Minchin. Walker also reported for the 2016 Olympics.

Dan Walker is also actively involved in several charities like the Sheffield Children’s Hospital charity, alongside Jessica Ennis-Hill, Michael Vaughan, and Lee Westwood.

Further, he has also penned the books: Thronkersaurus: Football’s Finest Tales and Magic, Mud & Maradona, and Remarkable People which were published in October 2020.

Awards, Nominations

He won a competition for young sports commentators. He won the Royal Television Society Sports Award in the category of Regional Sports Presenter of the Year in 2005.

Dan Walker: Net Worth, Income, Salary

He has not revealed any data about his net worth.

However, his salary is around £280,000 per annum, which falls under the highest-paid list on the BBC.

Is Dan Walker involved in any rumors and controversies?

Dan Walker likes to keep his profile low and he has not been engaged in any rumor, controversy, or scandal to date.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight

Dan Walker has a height f 6 ft. 6 inches and he has got blue eyes and light brown hair.

Other information about his weight, shoe size, dress size, etc. is not available.

Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter

Dan Walker has around 155k followers on Instagram, about 673k followers on Twitter, and around 239.1k followers on Facebook.

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