Jonathan Gould

Jonathan Michael Gould (born 1961 in Kenya) is a British television presenter and charity fundraiser. He is best known for hosting the late-night baseball show MLB on Five from 1997 until 2008, which soon built up a cult following on the newly-launched Channel 5. He has been described as 'a near ubiquitous presence at London charity fundraising dinners'

Education Gould attended Epsom College, where he was active in school plays and captained the college cricket team. He left in 1979 with A-Levels in Economics, History and English, which he himself says were "highly unsatisfactory", but nonetheless obtained a place at Durham University.

Career Early career After finishing drama school, Gould embarked on a career as an actor and landed a small role in the 1984 fantasy film and infamous Box-office bomb Sheena, but his appearance was cut in the editing process. with Jonathan Gould hosting the broadcast and Josh Chetwynd providing analysis between innings. The series returned in 2011 with an earlier timeslot of 6pm10p.m. every Sunday, but Gould was replaced by Nat Coombs.

President's Club In January 2018, while hosting a charity auction for the President's Club in London, he was quoted in the Financial Times as welcoming people to "the most un-PC event of the year". The event generated controversy after it was reported that women hired as waitresses for the evening were groped by male guests.