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'''Desmond Michael "Des" Lynam, [[Officer of the Order of the British Empire|OBE]]'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.honours.gov.uk/upload/assets/www.honours.gov.uk/honours2008/2008uk.pdfZ|title=New Year Honours List 2008|publisher=Honours.gov.uk|accessdate=15 December 2012}}</ref> (17 September 1942) is an Irish-born British television and radio presenter based in the UK. In a broadcasting career spanning more than 40 years, he has hosted television coverage of many of the world's major sporting events, presenting ''[[Grandstand (BBC)|Grandstand]]'', ''[[Match of the Day]]'', ''[[Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]]'', ''[[The Grand National]]'', ''[[Sportsnight]]'', the ''[[Football World Cup]]'' and the ''[[Olympic Games]]'', as well as presenting other non-sporting programmes such as ''[[Holiday (TV series)|Holiday]]'', ''[[How Do They Do That?]]'' and ''[[Countdown (game show)|Countdown]]''. He also presented programmes on [[BBC Radio]]. |
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'''Desmond Michael "Des" Lynam, [[Officer of the Order of the British Empire|OBE]]'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.honours.gov.uk/upload/assets/www.honours.gov.uk/honours2008/2008uk.pdfZ|title=New Year Honours List 2008|publisher=Honours.gov.uk|accessdate=15 December 2012}}</ref> (17 September 1942) is an Irish-born British television and radio presenter based in the UK. In a broadcasting career spanning more than 40 years, he has hosted television coverage of many of the world's major sporting events, presenting ''[[Grandstand (BBC)|Grandstand]]'', ''[[Match of the Day]]'', ''[[Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]]'', ''[[The Grand National]]'', ''[[Sportsnight]]'', the ''[[Football World Cup]]'' and the ''[[Olympic Games]]'', as well as presenting other non-sporting programmes such as ''[[Holiday (TV series)|Holiday]]'', ''[[How Do They Do That?]]'' and ''[[Countdown (game show)|Countdown]]''. He also presented programmes on [[BBC Radio]]. |