By 1978 he was working as a correspondent for ITN , and in November of that year was sent on a mission to Vietnam to report on the plight of the boat people . He served as ITN 's Washington correspondent ( 1983 – 1986 ) and as diplomatic editor ( 1986 – 1989 ) before becoming the main presenter of Channel 4 News in 1989 . In 1992 he was the main anchor for ITN 's election night programme , broadcast on ITV ; he presented the programme alongside Robin Day , Alastair Stewart and Julia Somerville . ( Previously ITN 's programme had typically been presented by Alastair Burnet , who left ITN in 1991 . The 1992 election night programme was the only one hosted by Snow . He was replaced by Jonathan Dimbleby from 1997 onwards . ) He has won several RTS Awards – two for reports from El Salvador , one for his reporting of the Kegworth air disaster as well as the 1995 Award for Best Male Presenter and the 1980 Award for TV Journalist of the Year for his coverage of Afghanistan , Iran and the Middle East
Kegworth air disaster
Kegworth air disaster
Jon Snow (journalist)