Paul Clark (presenter)

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.

Paul Clark MBE
Born	Paul Thompson Clark (1953-12-04) 4 December 1953 (age 71) Belfast, Northern Ireland
Occupation	Broadcaster Journalist
Spouse	Carol

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]