Deceased ITN editor in chief, Sir David Nicholas was awarded the CBE in 1982 and subsequently the Cyril Bennett award for television in 1985.
He was knighted in the 1989 Queen’s Birthday Honours List and in 1991, he was awarded the Royal Television Society’s Judges Award in recognition of his long service to television news.
Sir David was presented with The Lifetime Achievement Award in November at the News World global news forum in Barcelona in 2001.
He married childhood sweetheart Juliet in August 1952 at Ystradfellte Church, in the Brecon Beacons National Park.
The couple first met when they were eight years old at a birthday party and used to sit together on the school bus traveling to Neath.
Sir David was born in Glynneath, South Wales, and was educated at Neath Grammar School before going to the University of Wales in Aberystwyth where he obtained an Honours Degree in English.
He was 92.
David Nicholas funeral, burial, pictures, date, time, venue
His funeral is yet to be held as of 2022.
