What is Trevor McDonald?
'''Sir Trevor McDonald''' [[OBE]] (born George McDonald on 16 August 1939) is a [[British people|British]] [[journalist]]. He was [[ITN]]'s first [[Black people|black]] journalist.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2003/jul/07/mediatop100200381|title=90. Sir Trevor McDonald|first=Guardian|last=Staff|date=6 July 2003|publisher=|via=www.theguardian.com}}</ref> Sir Trevor McDonald was born on 16 August 1939 in San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago. In 1969, he was employed by the BBC Radio as a producer aged 30, based in London but still broadcasting to the Caribbean. In 1973, he joined the ITV News Corporation, initially as a general reporter, later as a sports correspondent before concentrating in international politics. In the 1980s, he presented the ITN-produced Channel 4 News before returning back to ITV News in 1989 for the early evening news. In 1992, McDonald became the presenter of the [[ITV News at Ten]]. In 1999 the programme ended. In 1999 ''Tonight with Trevor McDonald'' started on ITV. In 2007 McDonald stopped presenting the programme. It is now simply called ''Tonight''. McDonald made occasional guest appearances in the 1970s children's comedy show Tiswas with Lenny Henry next to him during a performance of McDoughnut. In September 2020, McDonald split from his wife Josephine after 34 years. ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *{{IMDb name|name=Trevor McDonald|id=0568039}} *{{Worldcat id|lccn-n84-218326}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:McDonald, Trevor}} [[Category:1939 births]] [[Category:English journalists]] [[Category:Living people]] {{bio-stub}}