Jon Snow Bio, Age, Family, Wife, Net Worth, Son, Daughters, Retired, Channel 4

Jon Snow Biography

Jon Snow is a journalist and television host from the United Kingdom best known for being the longest-serving presenter of Channel 4 News, having done so since 1989.

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How old is Jon Snow? – Age

He is 73 years old as of 28 September 2020. He was born Jonathan George Snow HonFRIBA in 1947 in Ardingly, United Kingdom.

Is Jon Snow and Peter Snow related? – Family

Snow is the son of Bishop of Whitby George D’Oyly Snow and Joan, a pianist who studied at the Royal College of Music. He is the grandson of General Sir Thomas D’Oyly Snow, about whom he writes in the foreword to Ronald Skirth’s war memoir The Reluctant Tommy and the cousin of retired BBC television news presenter Peter Snow.

Who is Jon Snow’s wife? – Marriage

He was first married to Madeleine Colvin, a human rights lawyer with whom he has two daughters. Snow married Precious Lunga, a scientist born and raised in Rhodesia, in March 2010.  In March 2021, they had a child through surrogacy.

Does Jon Snow Journalist have a son? – Daughters

Snow has three children: Freya Snow, Leila Snow, and a son Jon Snow jr. He had his first two children with Madeleine Colvin, a human rights lawyer.

Jon Snow Net Worth

Snow has an estimated net worth of £8.7million.

Has Jon Snow Retired?

Snow announced his departure from the role on April 29, 2021, and his final episode is set to air at the end of the year. Despite the fact that ITN produces Channel 4’s news programming, Snow is employed directly by the broadcaster.

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Jon Snow Career

From 1989 to 1997, Snow was the main presenter of Channel 4 News and ITN’s election night show, until he was replaced by Jonathan Dimbleby. He has received a number of RTS Awards, including two for reports from El Salvador, one for his coverage of the Kegworth air disaster, the 1995 Award for Best Male Presenter, and the 1980 Award for TV Journalist of the Year for his coverage of Afghanistan, Iran, and the Middle East. Snow is well-known for his extensive collection of bright ties and socks. Snow’s autobiography, Shooting History, was published in 2004 and detailed his life from childhood to the 2003 Iraq invasion. Alastair Campbell wowed the world in 2003, at the height of the shady dossier affair.

Snow is well-known for his extensive collection of bright ties and socks. Snow’s autobiography, Shooting History, was published in 2004 and detailed his life from childhood to the 2003 Iraq invasion. Alastair Campbell walked into The Andrew Marr Show in 2003, at the height of the shady dossier affair, and attempted to refute BBC statements. Snow started in February 2008 that the British media’s silence on the decision to allow Prince Harry to fight in Afghanistan was unacceptable.

Snow premiered Sri Lanka’s Killing Fields, a multi-award-winning investigation documentary about war crimes committed in the final days of the Sri Lankan conflict, on June 14, 2011. Snow premiered Sri Lanka’s Killing Fields, a multi-award-winning investigation documentary about war crimes committed in the final days of the Sri Lankan conflict, on June 14, 2011. Snow was dispatched to Haiti in November 2010 to report on the cholera outbreak.