17 Facts About Trevor McDonald

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Sir Trevor Lawson McDonald was born on George McDonald; 16 August 1939 and is a Trinidadian-British newsreader and journalist, best known for his career as a news presenter with ITN.

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Trevor McDonald was promoted in 1992 as the sole presenter of News at Ten and became a well-known face on British television screens.

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Trevor McDonald was knighted in 1999 for his services to journalism.

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Trevor McDonald was born on 16 August 1939 in San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago, to Josephine and Lawson McDonald.

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Trevor McDonald is of Dougla heritage, his mother being of African descent and his father being of Indian descent.

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Trevor McDonald later became a sports correspondent, but he ultimately concentrated on international politics.

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Trevor McDonald was promoted in 1992 as the sole presenter of News at Ten and became a well-known face on British television screens.

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Trevor McDonald stayed with ITN when News at Ten was axed in 1999, moving to present the new ITV Evening News.

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News at Ten was briefly relaunched on 22 January 2001, to which Trevor McDonald returned as a presenter.

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Trevor McDonald presented the ITV News at 10.30 following News at Tens second axing.

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Trevor McDonald presented his last ITV News bulletin on 15 December 2005.

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Trevor McDonald 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.

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Trevor McDonald told his ITN colleagues that he wanted a low-key departure after having observed the departures of Tom Brokaw and Dan Rather in the United States.

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On 31 October 2007, ITV announced that, early in 2008, Trevor McDonald would come out of retirement to present the relaunched News at Ten together with Julie Etchingham.

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Trevor McDonald holds honorary degrees from the University of Plymouth and Liverpool John Moores University.

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Trevor McDonald was appointed Knight Bachelor in the 1999 Birthday Honours for his services to broadcasting and journalism, having previously been appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 1992 New Year Honours.

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Trevor McDonald was awarded with "Special Recognition" at the National Television Awards in 2003 and with a BAFTA fellowship at the 2011 British Academy Television Awards.