Raymond Snoddy
Raymond Snoddy | |
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| Born | Matthew Raymond Snoddy 1946 (age 78–79) Larne, County Antrim, Northern Ireland |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Queen's University, Belfast |
| Occupation(s) | Broadcast and print media news journalist |
| Years active | c. 1970 – present |
| Employer | BBC News (former) |
| Known for | Television news presenter, author |
| Notable work | Michael Green biography: The Good, the Bad and the Unacceptable: The Hard News about the British Press |
| Title | Presenter of BBC News 24 NewsWatch |
| Term | 2004–2013 |
| Predecessor | None |
| Successor | Samira Ahmed |
| Spouse | Diana |
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.