Dan Lobb
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Dan Lobb carrying the Olympic Torch in Oxford
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| Born |
Daniel Jonathon Lobb 7 January 1972 Colden Common, Hampshire, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Tennis player TV presenter |
| Years active | 2001–2013, 2015–present |
| Notable credit(s) |
Daybreak GMTV Sky Sports Strictly Come Dancing Cowboy Builders |
| Website | Official Website |
Daniel Jonathon "Dan" Lobb (born 7 January 1972) is a British retired tennis player and television presenter, best known for co-presenting the ITV Breakfast programme Daybreak from 2010 until 2012. Since 2015, he co-presents Cowboy Builders on Channel 5.
Lobb grew up in Colden Common near Winchester, Hampshire.
Lobb attended school and Peter Symonds College in Winchester, where he studied Biology, Chemistry and Economics. He was assisted by College Prospects of America to gain a tennis scholarship to the University of Tennessee @ Martin in the USA. He was named as an All-American (for tennis) and graduated from the school of Business with high honours. After coaching at various tennis clubs in London, Lobb played professionally for three years reaching a British ranking of 18 in 1997. After retiring in 1998 he combined coaching and modelling for three years as well as getting involved in sports PR and marketing in London.
In 2001, Lobb started part-time work at a local cable station assisting the sports producer before being given the opportunity to present a live show. From there he moved on to 5 News and was offered a contract by Sky Sports in January 2002, presenting mostly on Sky Sports News. In October 2007, he began presenting The Club on Sky Poker, a humorous magazine show based around Poker. He presented with Matt Broughton. On 30 December 2008 during a live Sky Sports News program, Lobb was co-presenting with Simon Thomas when it was revealed that this would be Lobb's final appearance on the channel. Thomas thanked Lobb for his seven-year service and joked that he was "still the only presenter to have beat Tim Henman - as he has liked to remind us over 400 times!" (This was in reference to Lobb's professional tennis career). In May 2009, Lobb became a sports presenter on Sky News.
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