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Trevor McDonald admits to binge drinking
Published Saturday, Jul 5 2008, 10:50 BST | By Daniel Kilkelly
Sir Trevor McDonald has confessed that he opens a bottle of wine after finishing work on News At Ten each night.
The veteran newsreader, who hosts the programme with Julie Etchingham, revealed that he often drinks up to four glasses in just one hour when he arrives home.
McDonald told Decanter magazine: "I get home at 11pm and then look at my watch and it's approaching midnight and I'm on my fourth glass."
Sir Trevor also revealed that he was shocked by the drinking habits of his co-workers when he joined ITV in 1973.
"There was a bar across the street and most people could be found there day and night," he said. "My co-anchor Reggie Bosanquet had to be dragged out at five minutes to ten and persuaded to sit down. How we used to carry on working I'll never know."
McDonald is expected to announce his departure from News At Ten later this year. ITV news presenter Mark Austin is reportedly being lined up as his successor.
The veteran newsreader, who hosts the programme with Julie Etchingham, revealed that he often drinks up to four glasses in just one hour when he arrives home.
McDonald told Decanter magazine: "I get home at 11pm and then look at my watch and it's approaching midnight and I'm on my fourth glass."
Sir Trevor also revealed that he was shocked by the drinking habits of his co-workers when he joined ITV in 1973.
"There was a bar across the street and most people could be found there day and night," he said. "My co-anchor Reggie Bosanquet had to be dragged out at five minutes to ten and persuaded to sit down. How we used to carry on working I'll never know."
McDonald is expected to announce his departure from News At Ten later this year. ITV news presenter Mark Austin is reportedly being lined up as his successor.
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