Sir Trevor McDonald OBE

Sir Trevor McDonald OBE was born and educated in Trinidad where his career in the media began.

He came to London in August 1969 to work as a Producer in the BBC Overseas Regional Service. He joined ITN as a General Reporter in 1973 and went on to anchor every ITN News programme. He has conducted some of the most important interviews of his time: with Libyan President Colonel Gadaffi, former PLO Leader Yasser Arafat and President Bill Clinton. He can also claim the first British television interview with Nelson Mandela upon his release from prison and the only British television interview with Saddam Hussein.

In January 2008, after a two year break, Sir Trevor briefly returned to ITV News for the re-launch of News at Ten.

Sir Trevor was awarded the OBE in 1992 and a Knighthood in 1999.

Sir Trevor is married with three children.

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