Daniel Meirion Walker (born 19 March 1977) is a British journalist, newsreader and television presenter from Crawley, England.

[7] In 1999, Walker moved to a full-time career with a four-year stint as a sports presenter and commentator for Manchester's Key 103.

[11] In 2006, Walker started working in London, in 2008, his first moment presenting on national television being an interview on Henman Hill at 2008 Wimbledon Championships, when Andy Murray was playing Richard Gasquet.

[8] In August 2009, Walker took over from Manish Bhasin as the presenter of the BBC's Football Focus,[12] a slot he held for 12 years, before eventually being succeeded by Alex Scott in 2021.

The following morning on Sunday 27 November 2011, Walker received the news[14] that Speed had died by suicide [15] at his house in Cheshire.

His first show aired on 29 February and he presented the programme from Monday to Wednesday with Louise Minchin until mid-2021, and with Sally Nugent from late 2021 onwards.

The event was broadcast nationally and thousands of people, including the families of the airmen involved in the crash, attended the flypast.

[23] In September 2021, Walker was one of many offering tributes to his co-presenter Louise Minchin who left BBC Breakfast after 20 years of working on the programme.

[25] On 6 June 2022, Walker made his Channel 5 news debut, reporting live from 10 Downing Street when prime minister Boris Johnson survived a no confidence vote.

[26] In December 2022, Walker took part in and won, an episode of the quiz show The Weakest Link, with all contestants having previously been involved in Strictly Come Dancing.

[28] In 2019, Walker climbed Mount Kilimanjaro for Comic Relief with a number of other celebrities, including Dani Dyer, Ed Balls, Shirley Ballas, Alexander Armstrong and Anita Rani.