David Jones has always had a passion for sport, and as a boy he played county cricket for North Yorkshire and represented the district at athletics, hockey, cricket, and football.

His career started in journalism, reporting for Derbyshire Times, before moving to Sky Sports News in 1998 as a reporter and presenter. In 2007, he became the host of Sky’s Football League matches, and since 2012 he has been working exclusively on their Premier League coverage. He has also been the host of The Footballers Football Show, Saturday Night Football, Super Sunday, and Monday Night Football.

He has also covered the UEFA European Qualifiers, England internationals, Champions League, European U21 championships, FA Cup, and even the Olympics and Paralympics – he has clocked up over 500 hours of covering live football matches.

He hasn’t complexly turned his back on journalism, and contributed a weekly column for the Sunderland Echo for two years, and contributed to the book Tales of the Red and Whites: Volume One (2017) all about Sunderland AFC.

He also has unique boardroom experience, becoming a non-executive director for Oxford United Football Club, and then for Sunderland AFC – a team he supported as a boy. His role is to advise the owner on football matters and structure, whilst working with the manager, head of the academy and recruitment, and the operations director. He also works closely with the Sunderland AFC Foundation and works with local media and community groups.

CHARITY

David is a huge advocate for charities and frequently works alongside them to raise funds and awareness. He produces a golf day every year supporting Blood Cancer UK, he walked three consecutive marathons in three days in 2019 to raise funds for School Aid India (a charity set up by his mum), ran the Great North Run to raise funds for the Sir Bobby Ronson Foundation, and the Royal London Parks Half Marathon for Parkinson’s. In 2016, he completed the Coast-to-Coast walk and has also helped raise funds for Downs South London, helping children with Down syndrome.

CORPORATE

He has unrivalled knowledge and passion for sport, from a hosting perspective and a corporate perspective. He is adept at facilitating conferences and presenting at award ceremonies.

Past gigs of note include:

– LMA Manager of the Year Awards: Host

– League Managers Association: Host

– Wyscout Conference in Amsterdam: Host

– Club Wembley: Hosted a range of events

– Professional Footballers Association Award Ceremony: Host

– England Cricket: Hosted on-pitch for international matches

– Surrey County Cricket Club: Hosted end-of-season awards dinner

– Facebook: Hosted live events alongside Thierry Henry

– Google: Hosted live events alongside Roy Hodgson

– Liontrust: Hosted a range of conferences and events around the UK

He has also worked at corporate functions for the Premier League, the FA, and the EFL Football League. Other corporate clients include Barclays, Hays Recruitment, Lloyds Bank Private Equity, London and Capital, Threadneedle, and Vestra Wealth.

Call +44 1753 439 289 or email Great British Speakers now to book David Jones to speak at or host your next live event worldwide.

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