Jon Snow is the presenter of Britain’s award winning Channel 4 News and in depth one-hour nightly news and current affairs programme.

Jon joined the presenting team of this highly-acclaimed programme in April 1989 and became its full time presenter four months later. He also presents First Edition, the weekly news and current affairs programme aimed at 9-13 year olds co-produced for channel 4 by ITN and Barraclough Carey North, and Weekly Planet, a late night topical debate programme broadcast on Channel 4.

Jon Snow joined ITN in 1976 after working in local radio and was made Washington correspondent in 1984. He returned to the U.K in 1986, spending the following three years as ITN’s Diplomatic Editor during which time he reported on all major stories around the world.

In 1995 Jon received the award for best Male presenter from the Royal Television Society at their Programme and Technology Awards. He also won numerous awards for his reporting over the years including the Royal Television Society’s 1979 News Feature Award, for a report from Poland; the Monte Carlo Television Festival’s 1979 Golden Nymph top news award for ‘Eritrea Air Attack’; and the 1980 RTS TV Journalist of the year Award for his coverage of Afghanistan, Iran and the Middle East.