Dominik Diamond
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Paul Dominik Diamond (born 1969) is a television and radio presenter from Arbroath, Scotland. He is best known as the bigoted presenter of Channel 4's video gaming programme GamesMaster.
Diamond co-hosted sports programme Live and Dangerous in 1997, and When Games Attack, aired in 2004. Since 1996, he writes a twice-weekly column in the Daily Star and had a regular column in the monthly magazine PC Zone until the August 2006 edition.
Diamond hosted the debut of Fantasy Football League on BBC Radio Five Live at least one season before it appeared on BBC TV.Diamond presented Sportscall on BBC Radio Five Live in the 1990s and occasionally hosted the station's phone-in football show 6-0-6. He currently presents the breakfast show on Xfm Scotland, having previously presented the weekend morning programme on its previous incarnation Beat 106.
His presenting style is witty and slightly juvenile; GamesMaster was riddled with innuendo from Diamond, along with his overuse of the word "pants". Series 5 included a compilation of such incidents, ending with Diamond receiving a gift of underpants. He also shared a rivalry with co-commentator, bandanna-wearing Dave Perry.
In 2006, during the filming of Crucify Me, a Channel Five documentary, Diamond took part in the live annual Holy week re-enactment of the crucifixion at San Pedro Cutud. However, he backed down at the last minute, breaking into tears [1] [2]. Similarly, he is featured on Discovery Real Time programme, Rubble Trouble, which charts the development of his house extension.
In July 2006, he appeared in the satirical quiz show spoof, "Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive" where his career was parodied and one of the more noticeable jokes was his expectation of getting a column in The Financial Times as a result of his appearance on the show.
Currently, he presents Breakfast Show during weekdays 6 til 10 on Xfm Scotland, where he doubles up by playing guitar in band The AM's who have supported Maximo Park, Teenage Fanclub and Big Hand amongst others.
Diamond received a nomination for a Sony Radio Award in 2007 as UK Radio Music Personality of the Year for his Xfm Scotland show. Other nominees in the category were Chris Evans, Jonathon Ross, Mark Radcliffe and Andy Kershaw.
[edit] Personal life
Diamond and his partner, Phoebe, have three children, Molly, Charlie and Honor.
[edit] References
- ^ A crucifixion too far (HTML). The Scotsman (2006). Retrieved on 15 April 2006.
- ^ Crucify me? Sorry, I've changed my mind (XML). Daily Telegraph (2006). Retrieved on 15 April 2006.
