Paul Ross
| Paul Ross | |
|---|---|
| Born |
John Paul Ross 31 December 1956 Romford, Essex, England |
| Residence | Slough, Berkshire |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Television/Radio presenter, journalist, media personality |
| Spouse(s) | Jackie (m. 2004) |
| Children | 5 |
| Parent(s) | Martha Ross (mother) |
| Relatives | Jonathan Ross, Miles Ross, Simon Ross (brothers) |
Paul Ross (born 31 December 1956) is a British television and radio presenter, journalist and media personality.
He is the son of Martha Ross and the elder brother of Jonathan Ross.
Ross was educated at Norlington School for Boys, and read English at the University of Kent. Realising he would not be able to follow the academic career he favoured, "an English lecturer at a polytechnic", he trained as a journalist at the University of Exeter and started his career with the Western Times in Exeter in 1982.
Ross became a researcher at London Weekend Television before becoming an editor for The Six O'Clock Show and The London Programme. He worked as the series editor on series 3 and 4 of Channel 4's magazine style programme The Word, and became executive producer for series 5.
His first job as a TV presenter was on the current affairs show Eyewitness, which ran for two years and saw him filming in Sicily, the United States, Brazil and Russia. He also fronted the police appeals show Crime Monthly for ITV.
His onscreen break came in 1993 with Channel 4's The Big Breakfast, on which Ross worked first as a reporter and then as a studio presenter. Celebrities Ross has interviewed include Mike Tyson, Sandra Bullock and Arnold Schwarzenegger.
In 1995, Ross was chosen as the presenter of the game show Jeopardy!, which had been recently taken over by Sky One. The year was one of Ross' busiest and he was seen presenting (as well as episodes of The Big Breakfast), the ITV series Big City and Good Sex Guide Aboard.
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