Sir Trevor McDonald
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Sir Trevor McDonald is a renowned Trinidadian-British journalist and newsreader best known as one of the most prominent and trusted faces of British television news.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sir Trevor McDonald canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10514047 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sir Trevor McDonald Context triple: [Outstanding British Contribution to Television, notableRecipient, Sir Trevor McDonald]
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A.
Roy Plomley
Roy Plomley was a British radio broadcaster and producer best known for devising and presenting the long-running BBC Radio programme "Desert Island Discs."
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B.
Sam Donaldson
Sam Donaldson is an American journalist and longtime ABC News correspondent best known for his aggressive questioning style and prominent role in U.S. political coverage.
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C.
David Dimbleby
David Dimbleby is a veteran British journalist and broadcaster best known for presenting the BBC’s flagship political debate program "Question Time" and major national events.
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D.
Clive Franks
Clive Franks is a British record producer and audio engineer best known for his long-term collaboration with Elton John on numerous classic albums and hit singles.
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E.
Giles Paxman
Giles Paxman is a British former diplomat who served as the United Kingdom's ambassador to Mexico and later to Spain.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sir Trevor McDonald Target entity description: Sir Trevor McDonald is a renowned Trinidadian-British journalist and newsreader best known as one of the most prominent and trusted faces of British television news.
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A.
Roy Plomley
Roy Plomley was a British radio broadcaster and producer best known for devising and presenting the long-running BBC Radio programme "Desert Island Discs."
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B.
Sam Donaldson
Sam Donaldson is an American journalist and longtime ABC News correspondent best known for his aggressive questioning style and prominent role in U.S. political coverage.
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C.
David Dimbleby
David Dimbleby is a veteran British journalist and broadcaster best known for presenting the BBC’s flagship political debate program "Question Time" and major national events.
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D.
Clive Franks
Clive Franks is a British record producer and audio engineer best known for his long-term collaboration with Elton John on numerous classic albums and hit singles.
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E.
Giles Paxman
Giles Paxman is a British former diplomat who served as the United Kingdom's ambassador to Mexico and later to Spain.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Knight Bachelor
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human ⓘ journalist ⓘ newsreader ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
BAFTA Fellowship
NERFINISHED
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Knight Bachelor ⓘ Officer of the Order of the British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Order of the British Empire ⓘ Royal Television Society awards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | George McDonald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Trinidad and Tobago
NERFINISHED
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1939-08-16 ⓘ |
| employer |
BBC (early career, Caribbean service)
NERFINISHED
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ITV NERFINISHED ⓘ Independent Television News NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Afro-Trinidadian ⓘ |
| familyName | McDonald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
current affairs
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television news ⓘ |
| givenName | Trevor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Sir ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| name | Sir Trevor McDonald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | first Black newsreader on ITN ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the most prominent and trusted faces of British television news ⓘ |
| notableWork |
An Hour with the Queen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Death Row 2018 with Trevor McDonald NERFINISHED ⓘ ITN News at Ten NERFINISHED ⓘ ITV Evening News NERFINISHED ⓘ ITV News at 10.30 NERFINISHED ⓘ Inside Death Row with Trevor McDonald NERFINISHED ⓘ Inside Scotland Yard with Trevor McDonald NERFINISHED ⓘ James Bulger: A Mother’s Story with Trevor McDonald NERFINISHED ⓘ Las Vegas with Trevor McDonald NERFINISHED ⓘ News at Ten NERFINISHED ⓘ The Mafia with Trevor McDonald NERFINISHED ⓘ The Mighty Mississippi with Trevor McDonald NERFINISHED ⓘ The Queen’s Diamond Decades NERFINISHED ⓘ The Secret Caribbean with Trevor McDonald NERFINISHED ⓘ The Secret Mediterranean with Trevor McDonald NERFINISHED ⓘ Tonight (ITV current affairs programme) NERFINISHED ⓘ Tonight with Trevor McDonald NERFINISHED ⓘ Women Behind Bars with Trevor McDonald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
journalist
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newsreader ⓘ television presenter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | United Kingdom ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sir Trevor McDonald Description of subject: Sir Trevor McDonald is a renowned Trinidadian-British journalist and newsreader best known as one of the most prominent and trusted faces of British television news.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.