Peter Snow
Biography
ITN newscaster who jumped to the BBC in 1980 where he has found fame ever since. He presented Newsnight for seventeen years, on which programme he used a sandpit to demonstrate troop movements in the First Gulf War. More recently, he presented 'Tomorrow's World'.
He is most fondly known for fronting the increasingly impressive (and silly) computer graphics used as part of the BBC's election night coverage, including Robert McKenzie's famous Swingometer. In 2005, he announced that he would be standing down from this role as he will be over 70 at the next election.
Trivia
He has two famous relatives: the Channel 4 News anchorman, Jon Snow, is his cousin. In addition, his son Dan Snow is an historian, who has regularly appeared on the BBC'S 'One Show' - and father and son have worked together on a history series for BBC2, re-enacting famous battles.
He survived a plane crash in Washington state, USA on 1st October 1999.
He once auditioned for the part of James Bond.
