About Martyn Lewis
Sir Martyn John Dudley Lewis (born 7 April 1945) is a Welsh television news presenter and broadcast journalist who anchored ITN news bulletins between 1978 and 1986 and BBC News television shows from 1986 to 1999. Lewis attended Dalriada School and Trinity College, Dublin, before working as a freelance correspondent for BBC Northern Ireland and Harlech Television (HTV). He joined ITN in 1970 and headed its Northern Bureau from 1971 to 1978. Between 1978 and 1986, Lewis was an anchor for ITN's News at 5.45 and half-hour News at Ten bulletins, writing stories for the "And finally..." segment that features positive stories at the end of each News at Ten programme. He joined the BBC in October 1986, presenting the newly formed One O'Clock News before reading the news on the Nine O'Clock News from 1987 to 1994. In 1993, Lewis launched a campaign to have more positive stories included in news bulletins. Between 1994 and 1999, he was a main presenter of the Six O'Clock News. Lewis is heavily engaged in the charitable and business sectors, serving as a leader and patron of several charities. He was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 1997 New Year Honours and was knighted in the 2016 New Year Honours for his charitable work. Lewis was chairman and co-founder of Teliris, one of the first telepresence systems developed. He joined the Army Cadet Force in Dalriada and became Bisley 22. combined Cadet Force UK champion in 1963. He created a modicum of controversy in 1993 when he claimed that television should feature more "good news".
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