Peter Snow

For other people named Peter Snow, see Peter Snow (disambiguation).

Peter Snow
CBE
Born
Peter John Snow

(1938-04-20) 20 April 1938 (age 86)
Dublin, Ireland[1]
Alma materBalliol College, Oxford
Occupations
Years active1962-present
Known forSwingometer
Television
  • ITN Defence and Diplomatic Correspondent (1966–1979)
  • ITN General Election programmes (1966–1979)
  • Newsnight (1980–1997)
  • BBC General Election programmes (1983–2005)
  • Tomorrow's World (1997–2000)
Spouses
  • Alison Carter
    ​
    ​
    (m. 1964; div. 1973)​
  • Ann MacMillan
    ​
    (m. 1976)​
Children6; including Dan

Peter John Snow CBE (born 20 April 1938) is a British radio and television presenter and historian. Between 1969 and 2005, he was an analyst of general election results, first on ITV and later for the BBC. He presented Newsnight from its launch in 1980 until 1997. He has presented a number of documentaries, including some with his son, Dan Snow.[2]

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  2. ^ "Peter Snow steps down from BBC election coverage". BBC Press Office. 6 October 2005. Retrieved 11 May 2017.