Channel 4 news presenter Jon Snow, 73, welcomes baby son with his wife, 46, via surrogate

CHANNEL 4 news presenter Jon Snow has welcomed a baby boy with his wife Dr Precious Lunga. 

The TV journalist, 73, announced he and his academic wife, 46, had a baby boy via surrogate on March 2 after suffering "numerous medical setbacks and miscarriages".

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"In our desire to seal our now 11 years of marriage with a baby, my wife suffered numerous medical setbacks and miscarriages," Jon said in a statement.

"Consequently, we will always be deeply grateful to our surrogate, who carried our embryo to term.

"Amid these challenging times, we feel doubly blessed to be able to celebrate our good fortune."

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Jon also has two older daughters from his first marriage to former partner Madeleine Colvin, 64.

He married Zimbabwean academic Precious, who is 27 years his junior, in 2010.

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But he doesn't see age as a barrier to love and previously said: "She’s somewhere in her forties.

"She’s very, very mature. I mean, she’s a serious boffin."

Jon is a veteran news broadcaster who has worked as the main anchorman on Channel 4 News since 1989 and previously worked various journalism jobs for ITN.