Who was the first British newsreader to be knighted?

margot7

My first thought was Richard Dimbleby but I'm not certain if he counts as a newsreader - this brings us to the much more recent Sir Trevor MacDonald. May 21 06, 11:46 AM

s-m-w

Sir Robin Day May 21 06, 11:51 AM

Baloo55th

Dimbleby and Day were presenters not newsreaders. They specialised in political programmes (and in the case of Dimbleby, commentaries on Great Occasions). I'd go for MacDonald, who definitely is/was a newsreader. (Not sure whether he still is or not - I don't have a TV.) May 21 06, 1:38 PM

welllady

Thanks was Alistair Burnett a Sir do you know? May 21 06, 2:09 PM

zbeckabee

ITN has been famous in the past for its toadying journalists such as Alistair Burnett, knighted for his troubles. http://www.throneout.com/viewstory.asp?STORY_ID=13 May 21 06, 3:06 PM

zbeckabee

Their words...not mine!" May 21 06, 3:07 PM

Baloo55th

Seven Google references have him as Sir Alastair, and one of them is to a rather poor limerick. Can't see any dates. May 21 06, 4:03 PM

Baloo55th

Rather more for him spelled correctly... May 21 06, 4:18 PM

s-m-w

Well Robin Day surely read the news when I was a youngster - he went on to be a presenter. Was one of the first for ITV. May 22 06, 3:57 AM

s-m-w

He went to the United States to work for the British Information Services in Washington, worked as a freelance for a time, and in 1955 became a BBC Radio talks producer. Commercial television was about to begin around that time, and ITN were looking for newscasters. Robin Day and Christopher Chataway were the first two. May 22 06, 4:01 AM

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