Sir Trevor McDonald | |
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Born | George McDonald 16 August 1939 |
Occupation(s) | Newsreader, journalist |
Years active | 1973–present |
Notable credits | |
Title | Knight Bachelor, OBE |
Spouses | |
Children | 3 |
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]
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