
Jon Snow joined ITN in 1976 and became Washington Correspondent in 1984. Since then, he has travelled the world to cover the news – from the fall of the Berlin Wall and the release of Nelson Mandela, to Barack Obama's inauguration and the earthquake in Haiti.
His many awards include the Richard Dimbleby Bafta award for Best Factual Contribution to Television (2005), and Royal Television Society awards for Journalist of the Year (2006) and Presenter of the Year (2009).
As well as presenting the programme, Jon writes Snowblog - a unique take on the day's events - and Snowmail - a preview of the evening programme's main stories.
Read more from Jon on SnowblogHow about raising the congestion charge in London to £100 a day to beat Olympic jams?
It's either an act of TV madness... or an inspired determination by Channel 4 to attempt the most comprehensive coverage of the Paralympics in the history of the games, writes Jon Snow.
Last night, the gentle scent of heating pasties indicated that we are indeed entering a new era.