Trevor McDonald

Sir
Trevor McDonald
Born
George McDonald

(1939-08-16) 16 August 1939 (age 85)
Occupation(s)Newsreader, journalist
Years active1973–present
Notable credits
TitleKnight Bachelor, OBE
Spouses
Beryl
(m. 1964; div. 1985)
Josephine
(m. 1986⁠–⁠2020)
[1]
Children3

Sir Trevor Lawson McDonald OBE (born George McDonald; 16 August 1939) is a Trinidadian-British newsreader and journalist, best known for his career as a news presenter with Independent Television News (ITN).[2][3]

After working as a print and broadcast journalist in Trinidad, McDonald was employed by BBC Radio as a producer, based in London but still broadcasting to the Caribbean. In 1973, he began his long association with ITN as a general reporter and was also ITN's first black reporter. McDonald was promoted in 1992 as the sole presenter of News at Ten and became a well-known face on British television screens.

He was knighted in 1999 for his services to journalism.[4]

  1. ^ "Sir Trevor and wife split". The Standard. 15 December 2004. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Sir Trevor McDonald – Media Top 100 2003". The Guardian. 7 July 2003. Retrieved 20 May 2009.
  3. ^ "Sir Trevor reads final bulletin". BBC News. 15 December 2005. Retrieved 20 May 2009.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Worthy was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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