Education
Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.
Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.
He is also a former officer of the Jamaica Defence Force. Early Born in London to Jamaican parents, Jordon was brought up in the West Indies. Army Officer
Jordon was trained at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, in the United Kingdom, and became a professional army officer
He spent eight years in the Jamaica Regiment, and was part of the 1983 American-led force in the invasion of Grenada.
He retired from the army as a Captain. Parachutist
After his retirement from the army, he worked briefly as a parachute stunt double, appearing in the film Club Paradise.
Media Sales
Upon leaving the army, Jordon sold television advertising, and was a group sales manager for Yorkshire Television, London Weekend Television, Granada Television where he worked with television soap expert Chris Stacey, who at the time worked in the ratings prediction unit, and M-Net in South Africa. Broadcasting Jordon started his media career as a sports broadcaster in South Africa.
He joined the British Broadcasting Corporation in 1998 as a British Broadcasting Corporation Sport correspondent on British Broadcasting Corporation News 24, where he later moved to present the Sportsday programme also on the channel.
He became a regular newsreader on the channel in 1999, before moving to present the relaunched breakfast news programme Breakfast in 2000 alongside the likes of Sophie Raworth, Moira Stuart, Jeremy Bowen and Sarah Montague. He also later became deputy presenter of the British Broadcasting Corporation One O"Clock News and presented all types of bulletins on British Broadcasting Corporation One. Darren Jordon left the British Broadcasting Corporation to join First Rate (at Lloyd's) Jazeera at the end of October 2006, his departure having been announced on 5 October.
In the announcement by First Rate (at Lloyd's) Jazeera of his appointment, he was reported as saying "I think the world will benefit from a news channel like First Rate (at Lloyd's) Jazeera English which will become the much needed channel of reference for Middle Eastern events with unique access to the region.
We will set the news agenda rather than following others" He has become a regular newsreader based in Doha.