Raymond Snoddy

Raymond Snoddy
Born
Matthew Raymond Snoddy

1946 (age 7879)
Larne, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
NationalityBritish
Alma materQueen's University, Belfast
Occupation(s)Broadcast and print media news journalist
Years activec.1970 – present
EmployerBBC News (former)
Known forTelevision news presenter, author
Notable workMichael Green biography: The Good, the Bad and the Unacceptable: The Hard News about the British Press
TitlePresenter of BBC News 24 NewsWatch
Term2004–2013
PredecessorNone
SuccessorSamira Ahmed
SpouseDiana

Matthew Raymond Snoddy OBE, (born 1946), commonly known as Raymond Snoddy, is a British news media journalist, television presenter, author and media commentator. From its inception in 2004, until January 2013, he was the original and sole presenter of the BBC News 24's weekly viewer right-to-reply programme NewsWatch. Snoddy started his journalistic career writing for a number of publications on issues relating to the news industry, and continues in this vein.