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| Born | 16 August 1939 San Fernando, Trinidad & Tobago |
Sir Trevor McDonald OBE (born George McDonald on 16 August 1939) is a Trinidadian-born British journalist and television presenter. Events 1384 - The Hongwu Emperor of Ming China, Emperor Dong hears a case of a couple who tore paper money bills while fighting Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The City of San Fernando is the larger of the two major cities in Trinidad and Tobago, and the second largest Municipality The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago (ˈtrɪnɪdæd ən təˈbeɪgoʊ is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying northeast of the South American The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. Events 1384 - The Hongwu Emperor of Ming China, Emperor Dong hears a case of a couple who tore paper money bills while fighting Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago (ˈtrɪnɪdæd ən təˈbeɪgoʊ is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying northeast of the South American The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A journalist (also called a newspaperman) is a person who practices Journalism, the gathering and dissemination of information about current events trends A presenter, or host (sometimes hostess, in feminine form is a Person or Organization responsible for running an event He is a newscaster with ITN, notable for having been the first black news anchor in the UK. ITN ( Independent Television News) is a major news and content provider with headquarters in the United Kingdom. The term black people usually refers to a racial group of Humans with dark Skin color, but the term has also been used to categorise a number of diverse The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located [1] His clear, confident delivery and serious attitude make him one of British television's most trusted reporters. He has won more awards than any other British broadcaster. [2]
McDonald is seen as a part of the broadcasting establishment, and he was knighted in 1999. Knight is the English term for a social position originating in the Middle Ages. A fellow leading TV journalist, David Dimbleby, was, however, quoted by The Sunday Telegraph[3] in February 2008 as stating that he does not believe journalists should accept honours. David Dimbleby (born October 28 1938 Surrey) is a long standing BBC TV Commentator, a presenter of current affairs and The Sunday Telegraph is a British Broadsheet newspaper, founded in 1961 This was inevitably interpreted as a dig at Sir Trevor by Mr Dimbleby.
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Early life and career
McDonald was born in Trinidad and Tobago in the West Indies and received his secondary education at Naparima College in San Fernando where he got his start in broadcasting through the Blue Circle Network, a school-wide broadcast. The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago (ˈtrɪnɪdæd ən təˈbeɪgoʊ is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying northeast of the South American The Caribbean (ˌkærəˡbiən kæ'rəbiən Cariben|Caraïben or Caraïben; Caraïbe or more commonly Antilles; Caribe is a Region consisting Naparima College is a prestigious secondary school in Trinidad and Tobago. The City of San Fernando is the larger of the two major cities in Trinidad and Tobago, and the second largest Municipality His mother had decided to name him Trevor, but when his father took him to be baptised he forgot and named him George McDonald. In Christianity, baptism ( Greek, "immersing" "performing Ablutions " is the ritual act with the use of water by which one is admitted Despite this McDonald has always gone by the name of Trevor.
McDonald's father was an oil worker, and the family came from an unprivileged background. In spite of this, he sought to better his English by listening to the BBC World Service and reading extensively. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States He worked for the BBC World Service as a producer in the 1960s, and moved to the United Kingdom at the end of that decade.
ITN
He joined ITN as a reporter in 1973 and steadily rose to become a newsreader by the late 1970s. ITN ( Independent Television News) is a major news and content provider with headquarters in the United Kingdom. He consolidated his reputation for excellent reporting when he became Diplomatic Correspondent at Channel 4 News in 1982, and he became Diplomatic Editor there in 1987. Channel 4 News is the news division of British TV broadcaster Channel 4. In 1989 he became one of the presenters of News at 5. 40 on ITV as well as presenting Channel 4 News and ITN’s weekend programmes on ITV. He presented the News at Ten bulletin from 1991 to 1999, and from 2001 until 2005, when News at Ten was briefly relaunched & then replaced with the ITV News at Ten Thirty. "News at Ten" is also a name of track on New Clear Days by The Vapors, and was a follow-up to " Turning Japanese " The ITV News at 1030 was the flagship news programme on British television network ITV, airing Monday to Friday at 10 During this period he also hosted Granada Television's current affairs programme Tonight with Trevor McDonald. Granada Television is the United Kingdom ITV contractor for North West England. Tonight is the name of a British television newsmagazine produced by Granada Television for the ITV network since 1999, when it replaced the Indeed, on 29 November 2005, speculation that he was about to leave ITV to work elsewhere ended when he signed a further two year contract involving producing both a documentary show and a new series of interviews, which will be of a wider general interest than the work he has done up till now. Events 1777 - San Jose California, is founded as el Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Independent Television (generally known as ITV) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters set up under the Independent
McDonald presented his last ITV News bulletin on December 15, 2005. Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The veteran newsreader stepped down from his role as anchor after more than 30 years at ITN, but said he had no plans to retire completely from television. Over the closing titles of the bulletin, the 1992 - 1999 News at Ten theme was played instead of the ITV News theme, as a tribute to McDonald. [4]
On October 31, 2007 ITV announced that early in 2008, McDonald would return to ITN to present the relaunched News at Ten together with Julie Etchingham. Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Julie Etchingham (born 1969 in Leicester, England) is an English television newsreader and Journalist. [5] He told a UK newspaper: "I couldn’t turn down the move back to that iconic time slot. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located "[6] News at Ten began broadcasting its nightly bulletins again on Monday 14 January 2008. Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common [7].
Other work and media appearances
- McDonald is an Honorary Vice President of optical charity Vision Aid Overseas (VAO), alongside Fiona Bruce. Fiona Elizabeth Bruce (born 25 April 1964 in Singapore) is a British Journalist and Television presenter.
- McDonald presented the TV series Undercover Customs which created reconstructions of the major HM Customs and Excise investigations in the UK. Undercover Customs was a television series produced by Granada Television for ITV which consisted of dramatic reconstructions of some of the
- Since their inception in 1995, he has presented the National Television Awards. The National Television Awards is a British Television awards ceremony sponsored by the ITV network and initiated in 1995.
- On 21 April 2006, McDonald presented an episode of Have I Got News For You with a good degree of success; he delivered the autocue jokes - some of which were extremely risqué - in his usual sober newscaster manner, the juxtaposition of which prompted team captain Paul Merton, who usually maintains a straight face on the show, to laugh heartily in disbelief on numerous occasions. Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Have I Got News for You is a British television panel show produced by Hat Trick Productions for the BBC. Paul James Martin (born 9 July 1957) better known by the Stage name Paul Merton, is an English Actor, Wit It was McDonald's first appearance in any capacity on the show since 1992.
- McDonald is Chancellor of London South Bank University. A Chancellor is the head of a University. Other titles are sometimes used such as President or Rector. London South Bank University (LSBU is one of the oldest universities in central London with over 23000 students and 1700 staff based in the He also has intimate ties with King's College School in Wimbledon, a London day school. He acts as an advocate for the school in its promotional videos and presides at important events in its calendar. He was notably a guest speaker and presenter of awards at King's College Junior School prizegiving in 2002, where he made a moving eulogy to Tony Hein, a departing member of staff.
- McDonald is the author of biographies of the cricketers Viv Richards and Clive Lloyd. Sir Isaac Vivian Alexander Richards, KNH, (born St John's, Antigua on 7 March 1952 is a former West Indian Cricketer. Clive Hubert Lloyd CBE born 31 August 1944 in Georgetown, British Guiana (now Guyana) is a former West Indies He has worked as an editor of poetry anthologies, and his autobiography Fortunate Circumstances was published in 1993.
- Lenny Henry's comic character Trevor McDoughnut, is a spoof of McDonald. Lenworth George Henry CBE, (born 29 August 1958 is a British Writer, Comedian and Actor. McDonald once surprised Henry during a performance of McDoughnut on Tiswas by walking in to the studio to sit with Henry. Tiswas was a Saturday morning children's British TV show which ran from 5 January 1974 to 3 April 1982 Trevor returned to Tiswas on two further occasions. Firstly, a number of weeks following his original surprise appearance, Trevor cropped up during a spoof edition of This Is Your Life to 'reminisce' with Lenny Henry about the earlier event. This Is Your Life is a television documentary series airing in the United Kingdom originally on BBC Television, and now ITV. The other appearance occurred during the "Tiswas Reunited" show (a reunion programme transmitted in June 2007) where Sir Trevor joined Lenny on the sofa to, once again, look back at the old clips and comment upon Lenny's impersonation.
- Performed live in Hyde Park in summer 1996 with The Who, as the newsreader in the group's staging of their Quadrophenia. Hyde Park is one of the largest Parks in central London, England and one of the Royal Parks of London, famous for its Speakers' Corner The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964. The primary lineup consisted of guitarist Pete Townshend Quadrophenia is the sixth album by the English rock band The Who.
- In June 2007, McDonald hosted the new ITV version of This Is Your Life, with Simon Cowell being the programme's "victim". This Is Your Life is a television documentary series airing in the United Kingdom originally on BBC Television, and now ITV. } Simon Phillip Cowell (born October 7 1959 is an English artist-and-repertoire ("A&R" executive and Television personality / producer
- In June 2007, McDonald began hosting the new ITV television series News Knight with Sir Trevor McDonald. Independent Television (generally known as ITV) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters set up under the Independent News Knight with Sir Trevor McDonald, more commonly referred to as simply News Knight is a British television panel show shown on ITV
- McDonald holds an Honorary Award from the University of Plymouth. The University of Plymouth is the largest University in the southwest of England, with over 30000 students and is the fifth largest UK university based on student
References
- ^ Sir Trevor McDonald
- ^ Sir Trevor reads final bulletin
- ^ Question time for partial Sir Trevor over knighthood, Sunday Telegraph. Retrieved on 2008-02-10. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1355 - The St Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead
- ^ ITV News at 10:30, Trevor McDonald's last bulletin (December 15, 2005). Youtube video.
- ^ "News at Ten returns to ITV", itv.com, 31 October 2007. itvcom is the main website of ITV plc, the UK's biggest commercial Television broadcaster which operates 12 regions of the ITV network under the ITV1 Brand Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Retrieved on 2007-10-31. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse
- ^ Diamonds are for Trevor (The Sun Online)
- ^ Martha Kearney's week
External links
- Vision Aid Overseas
- Trevor McDonald at itv.com
- Trevor McDonald at the Internet Movie Database
- Article on BBC News about Sir Trevor McDonald's final bulletin
- Biographical article on BBC News about Sir Trevor McDonald
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