Jason Dasey

Jason Dasey (born 11 April 1962) is a TV and radio broadcaster, journalist, emcee and media executive working for Australian and international companies, including ABC News, Nine Radio and APAC Network. He is best known for being the first Australian sports host on CNN International and BBC World News and the original anchor of ESPN's SportsCenter Asia and SportsCenter India (English edition).[1][2]

Jason Dasey
Jason Dasey in 2016
Born (1962-04-11) 11 April 1962
NationalityAustralian
Occupation(s)Television Presenter, Executive Producer, Journalist
EmployerABC News (Australia)
Websiteabc.net.au/jason-dasey

Early career

Jason joined The Sydney Morning Herald,[3] Australia's oldest newspaper, as a cadet journalist in 1980. An exclusive story in 1983 from inside the New York Yacht Club on the night Australia won sailing's America's Cup for the first time helped Jason land a job at Australia's Seven Network in Sydney. In 1986, he joined SBS Australia as a producer and reporter, before moving to London the following year where he would work for BBC, Reuters and Sky News.

BBC and CNN

Jason's biggest break came at the end of 1994. As a freelance producer and occasional presenter for BBC World Service Television in London, he was promoted to senior sports anchor on the re-branded BBC World News after a fill-in stint as host. It made him the first Australian newsreader on the global network. After three years in London with the BBC, Jason moved to the U.S. in 1997. After working as a contract reporter for BBC World Service and Denver local station, KUSA-TV 9-News (NBC), Jason became the first Australian sports anchor on CNN International's World Sport in 1999.

Move to Asia

In November 2001, Jason left CNN to become the senior news presenter at Asian network ESPN Star Sports, based in Singapore. Jason was the original anchor when SportsCenter Asia was launched in 2002 and when SportsCenter India was reshaped as an English-language show in 2003. With Jason as co-host, SportsCenter Asia was voted Best Sports Programme at the 2003 Asian Television Awards. Jason also presented major sports events, including Grand Slam tennis, international cricket and the 2006 FIFA World Cup, for ESPN STAR Sports. After helping launch two more editions of SportsCenter at ESPN's U.S. headquarters in 2007 and 2008, Jason joined Asian satellite network ASTRO in 2009 as vice-president, executive producer and presenter, based in Kuala Lumpur. He was the main host for seven major tournaments, including the 2010 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 2012, 2014 FIFA World Cup while developing original programming. In 2014, Jason returned to Singapore to re-join ESPN through The Walt Disney Company as coordinating producer and senior editor, overseeing the launch of the Southeast Asian edition of the football website, ESPN FC. He served as a host for ESPN's Indian audience, hosting four editions of the Australian Open, and cricket's IPL. He also emceed five editions of Asian football's AFC Annual Awards, most recently in December 2019.

Radio Hosting

Having left ESPN in early 2018, Jason became the presenter of the interview-based Weekend Mornings show for newly launched Singapore radio station Money FM 89.3, while continuing to travel to India to work as a TV sports host. After returning to Australia in late 2019, Jason provided Australian segments to Money FM, including news reviews and travel vignettes. In December 2021, Jason began working as a casual host for 4BC on Nine Radio, including the Spencer Howson Weekends show and special coverage of the 2022 Queensland floods. He is also host of Thursday Mornings for 101FM at Logan, south of Brisbane, including a weekly legends' segment featuring classic pop artists. Jason has appeared as a radio guest on ABC Overnights in addition to a role as a digital journalist with ABC_News_(Australia). In June 2022, Jason was named as one of 121 prominent Australians sanctioned by Russia, due to his reporting for ABC_News_(Australia) on the invasion of Ukraine. He is also part of the TV presentation team for the APAC network, which was launched in August 2022, with a weekly show on Special_Broadcasting_Service. In December 2022, Jason hosted two weeks of 4BC Summer Drive, filling in for regular host Neil Breen. Jason presented the ABC_New_England_North_West breakfast show in April 2023, before a fill-in stint at Money FM 89.3 the following month.

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Broadcast Roles

References

  1. "dasey – ESPN Search". ESPN.
  2. "Jason Dasey – ABC News". abc.net.au. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  3. http://www.smh.com.au/sport/by/Jason-Dasey. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. "Remembering when Australia II beat Liberty to win the America's Cup". ABC Radio. 10 October 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  5. podcasters, Omny Studio is the complete audio management solution for; Stations, Radio. "ST Life Picks January 15 - MONEY FM 89.3 - Omny.fm". omny.fm.
  6. "Jason Dasey".
  • Official Jason Dasey website (requires Flash player)
  • Jason Dasey's Fairfax Media archive
  • Jason Dasey ESPN Cricinfo archive
  • July 2008 interview for Indian newspaper
  • Jason interviews Roger Federer at 2008 U.S. Open
  • Jason interviews Hollywood actor Anthony LaPaglia
  • CNN Profile
  • Jason leaves SportsCenter India – article [Usurped!]
  • India promos
  • Eight years with ESPN
  • Jason Dasey, Executive Producer at Astro, interview
  • November 2010 radio interview on Malaysia's BFM
  • Football Fever Podcast
  • Rejoins ESPN
  • 2015 Asian Cup
  • 2018 AFC World Cup qualifying draw
  • Hosting 2016 Malaysian Charity Shield
  • Hosting Property Line on Property TV in 2020
  • 2021 ABC News article archive
  • 2021 4BC Weekends host
  • Jason Dasey among 121 Australians sanctioned by Russia
  • 4BC Summer Drive, December 23 2022 podcast on Nine Radio
  • ABC New England North West, April 2023, interview on Tenterfield Saddler

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