Renowned broadcaster and household name Sir Trevor Macdonald collected an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Gloucestershire on Friday November 5. Sir Trevor gave a speech at the afternoon graduation ceremony on the value of journalism in the modern world.  | | Sir Trevor speaks |
He also opened the university's new broadcast journalism studios and fielded questions from students of the faculty. The new facilities, at Cheltenham's Pitville Campus, include a computer suite and newroom featuring state-of-the-art editing equipment. Other well-known recipients of honorary doctorates at the university this year include writer Dick King-Smith, famous for his talking pigs, and BBC Gardener's World presenter Chris Beardshaw. ................................................ If you would like to comment on this or any other story on this site then you can email us at: [email protected] | 
Sir Trevor Macdonald was among those awarded Honorary Doctorates by the University of Gloucestershire at this year's graduation ceremonies.
