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Ex-Channel 4 News host Jon Snow reveals he has Alzheimer's
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- Katie Razzall,Culture and Media Editorand Ian Youngs,Culture reporter Getty Images Jon Snow, the lead presenter of Channel 4 News for 32 years, has revealed he has Alzheimer's disease.
- The 78-year-old journalist and his wife Precious Lunga will be seen navigating his diagnosis in a film that will receive its premiere next week.
- "At the beginning I wanted to hide it, there's so much prejudice," he says in the film.
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Katie Razzall,Culture and Media Editorand Ian Youngs,Culture reporter Getty Images Jon Snow, the lead presenter of Channel 4 News for 32 years, has revealed he has Alzheimer's disease.
The 78-year-old journalist and his wife Precious Lunga will be seen navigating his diagnosis in a film that will receive its premiere next week.
"At the beginning I wanted to hide it, there's so much prejudice," he says in the film.
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