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Sandy Gall
CMG CBE
Born
Henderson Alexander Gall

(1927-10-01) 1 October 1927 (age 97)
Penang, Straits Settlements
Alma materUniversity of Aberdeen
Occupation(s)Journalist, author, news presenter
Years active1953–present
Employer(s)ITN (1963–1992)
LBC (2003–present)
Spouse
Eleanor Gall
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(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.[1] Gall was educated in Scotland at Trinity College (Glenalmond College), a boys' independent school in Glenalmond in Perth and Kinross, where he boarded.[2]

Gall retired from ITN in 1992, but has continued television work and writing. He became the World Affairs Expert on LBC radio in 2003.[3] 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.[4] He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1987.[5] 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.[6]

Bibliography

  • Afghan Napoleon. The Life of Ahmad Shah Massoud (2021), Haus Publishing, ISBN 978-1-913368-22-7
  • The Bushmen of Southern Africa: Slaughter of the Innocent (July 2001), with Charles, Prince of Wales, Chatto and Windus, ISBN 0-7011-6906-0
  • News From The Front: A Television Reporter's Life (Feb 1994), William Heinemann, ISBN 0-434-00087-6
  • George Adamson: Lord of the Lions (Nov 1991), Grafton, ISBN 0-246-13699-5
  • Afghanistan: Travels with the Mujahideen (July 1989), New English Library Ltd, ISBN 0-450-50082-9
  • Salang (May 1989), The Bodley Head Ltd, ISBN 0-370-31309-7
  • Afghanistan: Agony of a Nation (Feb 1988), with Margaret Thatcher, The Bodley Head Ltd, ISBN 0-370-31135-3
  • Behind Russian Lines: An Afghan Journal (Sep 1983), Sidg. & J, ISBN 0-283-99039-2
  • Don't Worry About the Money Now (March 1983), H Hamilton, ISBN 0-241-10959-0
  • Chasing the Dragon (June 1981), Wm Collins & Sons & Co, ISBN 0-00-222125-X
  • Gold Scoop (October 1977), Collins, ISBN 0-00-221355-9

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

References

  1. ^ Moore, by Charles (14 August 2010). "Sandy Gall's dream for Afghanistan". The Telegraph. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Some former pupils show the way". The Herald. 6 October 1998. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  3. ^ "News veteran Gall makes radio return". BBC News. 6 January 2003. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Lawrence of Arabia Memorial Medal Former Recipients". Royal Society for Asian Affairs. 27 February 2014. Archived from the original on 15 November 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  5. ^ "No. 51171". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1987. p. 7.
  6. ^ "No. 59647". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2010. p. 3.
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