Paul Dempsey

Quick Facts

Full Name	Paul Dempsey
Occupation	Association Football Player
Date Of Birth	Mar 16, 1960(1960-03-16)
Age	64
Birthplace	London
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	London
Horoscope	Pisces

Paul Dempsey Biography

Paul Dempsey is one of the most popular and richest Association Football Player who was born on March 16, 1960 in London, London, United Kingdom. Paul Andrew Francis Dempsey (born 16 March 1960) is a British TV and radio sports presenter and commentator now chiefly employed by BT Sport where he covers football and boxing and Premier League coverage on Indonesian on-demand provider Mola TV [id] . After 18 years working for Sky Sports and 7 with the Dublin-based channels of Setanta Sports, Dempsey was signed by BT Sport prior to their UK launch.

He was a mainstay of their football coverage and commentated on the final day of the 1994-95 season as Blackburn Rovers clinched the title at Anfield against Liverpool and again in 1997-98 as Arsenal beat Everton at Highbury on the last day to become champions.

In 2002, he was a commentator for SBS covering the FIFA World Cup.

Although linked with rival networks on several occasions Dempsey remained with Sky until 2006 when he was offered the chance to return to Dublin to help launch Setanta Sports’ dedicated Irish sports channel. In 2007, he was nominated for an Irish Film and Television Academy Award for his hosting of the Rugby World Cup, an event which significantly enhanced the channel’s reputation.

At Christmas 1988 Dempsey was invited to audition for the launch of Sky News, which went on air in February 1989. Dempsey was one of the first presenters to be seen on screen and became a regular presenting sports news bulletins, simultaneously establishing himself as one of the lead commentators on Sky’s initial sports channel, Eurosport. He covered the 1990 World Cup working alongside Ian Darke and Peter Brackley and the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. After the merger of Sky and British Satellite Broadcasting, Sky Sports became the new dedicated subscription sports channel for the network and Dempsey made his name covering football and boxing alongside other regulars, Richard Keys and Andy Gray as part of a multi-award-winning team. When Sky captured Premier League rights for the first time Dempsey presented Sports Saturday, later Soccer Saturday, with Sue Barker. He co-created the format for the show, which has remained unchanged for over 20 years, with Senior Producer Rik Dovey, a lieutenant of then Sky Sports chief David Hill. From the mid-1990s Sky boosted their boxing coverage by signing up most of the biggest names in Britain and the United States and Dempsey fronted all of the major shows either on regular subscription or Pay Per View Channels. His main analysts were former world champions Barry McGuigan, Jim Watt and Glenn McCrory.

Paul Dempsey Net Worth

Paul Dempsey is one of the richest Association Football Player from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Paul Dempsey 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Dempsey was born in Marylebone, London and lived in Leicester, England between 1966 and 1978. He attended St Joseph’s School and then City of Leicester Boys’ School. It had a notable record of success in football, with England strikers Gary Lineker and Emile Heskey among its products. He then went up to St. John’s College, Cambridge, where he read English Literature between 1979 and

1982. He won two Blues and captained Cambridge in the annual soccer Varsity match against Oxford. He was one of the first ever recruits to UCD’s Sports Scholarship system. He then played football for University College Dublin A.F.C. (UCD) as a defender during the 1982–83 League of Ireland season. He won the Collingwood Cup during his time at Belfield Park.

After a summer job opportunity at the Irish News in Belfast he joined BBC as a graduate Trainee in late 1984. After spells in BBC Radio Sport and BBC Radio News he joined the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation, based in Bern, where he worked on radio between May 1986 and October 1987. Returning to London he freelanced at ITN and Channel Four News while launching Capital Radio’s sports coverage with Jonathan Pearce.

Dempsey married wife Jill in 1996 and has two daughters born in 2000 and 2002.

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In 2012, Dempsey presented every game at Euro 2012 on Setanta, alongside pundits Dietmar Hamann, Gary McAllister, Dennis Wise, David O’Leary and Andy Cole. The coverage was carried into Singapore on StarHub and into Australia on Setanta Australia.

Facts & Trivia

Paul Ranked on the list of most popular Association Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Paul Dempsey celebrates birthday on March 16 of every year.

In addition to his broadcasting commitments at the Brazil World Cup in 2014 he co-headed the operations of Union Filmes, the Brazil-based production company in which he is a partner. Main clients included SBS, ITV and BBC. He is also a founding shareholder in sports design business, ShadowmanSports.

Where is Paul Dempsey now?

Paul Andrew Francis Dempsey (born 16 March 1960) is a British TV and radio sports presenter and commentator now chiefly employed by BT Sport where he covers football and boxing coverage, as well as TV host and commentary on Indonesian Djarum’s multiplatform Mola TV.

Does Paul Dempsey have kids?

A lot has changed in the eight years since 2012’s Leave Your Soul to Science, with Dempsey and bassist/wife Stephanie Ashworth now having two kids; nine- year-old son Miller and five-year-old daughter Lake.

How old is Paul Dempsey?

46 years (May 25, 1976)

Who is Dave Farrar?

Dave Farrar is a British broadcaster, specialising in television football commentary. He was Eurosport’s number one commentator for ten years, joining the network in 1999 after spells with BBC Radio Lancashire and the BBC World Service as a replacement for Guy Mowbray.

What band was Paul Dempsey in?

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