Jon Snow, the veteran broadcaster who anchored Channel 4 News for 32 years, is sharing his Alzheimer's journey in a new documentary, Jon Snow: A Last Big Story, airing on June 20. The 78-year-old revealed his 2023 diagnosis and has received widespread support.
Who is Jon Snow's wife?
Jon Snow is married to Dr. Precious Lunga, a 51-year-old epidemiologist and entrepreneur from Zimbabwe. She moved to the UK at age 17, earned a neuroscience degree from the University of Edinburgh in 1998, and a PhD in neuroscience from the University of Cambridge in 2003. The couple met in 2001 on the Caribbean island of Mustique and married in 2010.
Jon Snow's children
Snow has three children: Freya, Leila, and a baby boy. Leila, 42, previously ran a tea room called High Tea of Highgate, which closed in March 2018. Freya, 38, works as a lawyer specializing in social issues and protest cases. Both are from his 35-year relationship with human rights lawyer Madeleine Colvin. His youngest son was born via surrogacy in March 2021 with wife Precious. Snow said of the birth: 'In our desire to seal our now 11 years of marriage with a baby, my wife suffered numerous medical setbacks and miscarriages. Consequently, we will always be deeply grateful to our surrogate.'
Jon Snow: A Last Big Story airs on Channel 4 on Saturday, June 20 at 8pm.
