Trevor McDonald
Date of birth: 16 August 1939 Place of birth: Trinidad, West Indies
Marital status & family: Married to Josephine, three children
Best known for: The ITN News at Ten
Honours & accolades: Knighted in the 1999 New Years honours. Order of the British Empire 1992.
Sir Trevor first came to public attention as an ITN newsreader in the late 70s. Lampooned by comedian Lenny Henry on Saturday morning children’s programe TISWAS, he soon became a household favourite.
Born in Trinidad, he worked in various aspects of the media including local newspapers, radio and television. He joined the Caribbean regional service of the BBC World Service in 1960 as a producer, before moving to London at the end of that decade to work for the corporation (BBC Radio, London).
Moving to Independent Television News (ITN) in 1973, he rose steadily through the ranks. He’s served as news, sports and diplomatic correspondent before moving on to become diplomatic editor and newscaster.
Twice voted Newscaster of the year, McDonald is perceived as the face of ITN after years of fronting it’s flagship ‘News at Ten’ bulletin. An accomplished journalist he has penned several books including autobiographies on cricketers Clive Lloyd and Viv Richards. His own biography, ‘Fortunate Circumstances’, was published in 1993.
Once viewed as the best-spoken person in the country and was reported to have fronted a two-year inquiry into the state of language learning. It warned that government education policy failed to teach pupils the necessary language skills needed for later life.
Sir Trevor is said to be extremely passionate about cricket and lives in southwest London with his family.
"Life is so short, it seems careless not to use it all."
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