Bong, bong gone.. Sir Trev is off; FINALLY..Byline: By MARK JEFFERIES Mark Jefferies was a bushranger, serial killer and cannibal in the early 19th century in Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania, Australia). Crimes Jefferies was known to have murdered and eaten at least four adults during his escape from Macquarie Harbour by land. SIR Trevor McDonald Sir Trevor McDonald OBE (born George McDonald on 16 August, 1939) is a Trinidadian-born British television presenter. Until 2005, he was a newscaster with ITN, notable for having been the first black news anchor in the UK. is planning to leave News at Ten at the end of the year. The presenter, 68, was persuaded out of retirement when ITV (1) See interactive TV. (2) (iTV) The code name for Apple's video media hub (see Apple TV). brought back its flagship news bulletin. But he now plans to quit after the US presidential election on November 4. A source said: "Sir Trevor is still enjoying presenting the news but he has done what he set out to do. "He has relaunched News At Ten and ratings have got better recently. So he feels it could be a good time to hand over the reins to Mark Austin. "He is not getting any younger and has lots of things he wants to do outside of News At Ten." After a shaky few months, the show's ratings have rallied, although ITV concede that at 2.5million viewers, they are still lower than had been expected. CAPTION(S): QUITTING Sir Trevor |
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