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Desmond
Lynam (born September
17, 1942 in Ennis,
Ireland) is a sports
presenter, television
personality, and game
show host on British
television and radio. He
is one of the best known
sports broadcasters in
the United Kingdom,
having hosted television
coverage of high profile
events for many
years.
Des
Lynam started in
broadcasting as a
freelance in radio,
broadcasting on BBC
Radio Brighton. He
quickly joined national
BBC radio in London,
originally specialising
in commentating on
boxing, and went on to
anchor Sports Report on
BBC Radio 2. He later
moved to television,
presenting Grandstand
and Match of the Day on
the BBC for many years,
and also fronted BBC
coverage of Wimbledon,
the Football World Cup
and the Olympic Games.
Lynam made a brief
return to BBC Radio 2 in
1998, presenting the
5-7pm Drivetime show on
Fridays only. Johnnie
Walker had started
presenting the show
Mondays -
Thursdays.
Lynam
defected to ITV in 1999,
where he presented their
flagship football
programmes, including
coverage of the FA
Premier League and UEFA
Champions League. He
decided to retire from
television presenting
after the Euro 2004
football championships.
Soon afterwards the BBC
announced that Lynam
would present a new
weekly radio programme,
Des Meets..., on BBC
Radio Five Live from
August 2004. He also
covered the 2005
Wimbledon Championships
for BBC
radio.
In
2005 he returned to TV
broadcasting. In June
and July that year he
co-presented (with Sir
David Frost) the series
The World's Greatest
Sporting Legend on Sky
One. He has also hosted
a number of episodes of
Have I Got News For You,
and on 22 September
2005, was named the new
host (replacing the late
Richard Whiteley) of
Channel 4's Countdown,
with the first episode
airing on October 31,
2005.
Websites:
Des
Lynam
- The Des Lynam
Page.
News:
Lynam
Countdown Debut Draws
1.8m
Viewers
01 November
2005
Des
Lynam To Take Over
Countdown
26 September
2005
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