Jon Snow
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== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
| - | Long-serving TV journalist who | + | Long-serving TV journalist who presented ''Channel 4 News'' from 1989 to 2021. He is particularly known for his love of colourful ties. |
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
| - | He is the cousin of another journalist and occasional game show host, [[Peter Snow]]. | + | He is the son of a former Bishop of Whitby, and cousin of another journalist and occasional game show host, [[Peter Snow]]. |
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| + | While working in Uganda, he once had the opportunity to shoot a sleeping President Idi Amin with his own pistol. | ||
== Books / Tapes == | == Books / Tapes == | ||
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== Web links == | == Web links == | ||
| - | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | + | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Snow_(journalist) Wikipedia entry] |
[[Category:People|Snow, Jon]] | [[Category:People|Snow, Jon]] | ||
Current revision as of 22:40, 21 April 2022
Biography
Long-serving TV journalist who presented Channel 4 News from 1989 to 2021. He is particularly known for his love of colourful ties.
Trivia
He is the son of a former Bishop of Whitby, and cousin of another journalist and occasional game show host, Peter Snow.
While working in Uganda, he once had the opportunity to shoot a sleeping President Idi Amin with his own pistol.
Books / Tapes
Shooting History (autobiography)
