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His father was an Anglican clergyman and schoolteacher, and he was brought up at Ardingly College , a minor public school where his father was headmaster. His father would later become Bishop of Whitby . He attended the University of Liverpool but was rusticated for his part in a sit-in, and never returned to complete his degree.

After working for New Horizon Youth Centre , a day centre for young drug addicts in central London, he joined the radio station LBC as a journalist, before joining ITN in 1976. He served as ITN's Diplomatic Editor and Washington correspondent before becoming the main presenter of Channel 4 News in 1989. He has won several RTS Awards - two for reports from El Salvador, one for his reporting of the Kegworth air disaster, and two as "Presenter of the Year".

He is the cousin of Peter Snow, the BBC television news presenter, and is well-known for his individual style and loud patterned silk necktieA necktie (usually just called a tie is a piece of material worn around the neck. The modern necktie's original name was the four-in-hand tie. It is usually a dress requirement for businessmen and probably the most common father's gift in the world. The ms. He is a supporter of Brighton and Hove Albion F.C., and wore the official club tie for a number of broadcasts in the run up to the Second DivisionUntil the 2004-2005 season, the Football League Second Division was the second-highest division of The Football League and the third-highest division in the overall English football league system. Before that it was the second division overall, but that e PlayoffA playoff in sports ( North American professional sports in particular) is a game or series of games played after the regular season is over with the goal of determining a league champion. The championship of a league may be determined by as few as a sing Final in 20042004 is a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 2004 calendar), and has also been designated the: International Year of Rice International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition Elections are to be held in 73 co. He has remained involved with New Horizon and is now its chairman.