Sandy Gall

Sandy Gall

Born
Henderson Alexander Gall

(1927-10-01) 1 October 1927 (age 96)
Alma materUniversity of Aberdeen
Occupation(s)Journalist, author, news presenter
Years active1953–present
Employer(s)ITN (1963–1992)
LBC (2003–present)
Spouse
Eleanor Gall
(died 2018)
ChildrenCarlotta Gall

Henderson Alexander Gall, CMG, CBE (born 1 October 1927) is a Scottish journalist, author, and former ITN news presenter whose career as a journalist has spanned more than 50 years.

Life and career

Gall was born in Penang, Straits Settlements (present-day Malaysia), where his father was a rubber planter. Gall was educated in Scotland at Trinity College (Glenalmond College), a boys' independent school in Glenalmond in Perth and Kinross, where he boarded.

Gall retired from ITN in 1992, but has continued television work and writing. He became the World Affairs Expert on LBC radio in 2003. His daughter, Carlotta Gall, is also a journalist.

Awards

Gall was awarded the Sitara-e-Pakistan in 1985 and the Lawrence of Arabia Memorial Medal in 1986. He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1987. He was appointed Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the 2011 New Year Honours for services to the people of Afghanistan.

Bibliography

Film documentary

  • George Adamson: Lord of the Lions – Produced by Nick Gray and Sandy Gall. In 1989 Sandy Gall visited conservationist George Adamson, of Born Free fame, in Kenya, East Africa, to discuss his past, his motivation and his life among his lion friends.

Articles


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