Dan Damon is a

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journalist and radio broadcaster who presented ''

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'' for the

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Early career

Damon joined the BBC in 1974 as a technical operator for radio news. His move into journalism took place in 1982 with a nightly phone in on

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. Damon, with his wife Sian, spent seven years filming the downfall of the Soviet Union throughout Eastern Europe. He then returned to the BBC to work as a presenter and reporter for

and

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. During this time he was a regular presenter of '' PM''.

World Update

In 2003 Damon became the main presenter of ''

'' on the

. He presented the programme on weekdays at 1000 UK Time. He presented the programme from locations around the world. The BBC ended the World Update programme in early 2020. Dan Damon was not heard on BBC since. There was a segment in May 2020 on the BBC World News programme “Over to You”, where listeners worldwide stated their praise for World Update and their wish for the program to continue. “Over to You” is an opportunity to “Talk back to the BBC and challenge the programme makers.” with presenter Rajan Datar.

References

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