Veteran Channel 4 news anchor Jon Snow has revealed he is battling Alzheimer's disease. The 79-year-old broadcaster is set to open up about his experience with dementia in a new documentary titled Jon Snow: A Last Big Story, which will air on June 20. The dad-of-three, who was diagnosed with the condition back in 2023, has decided to share his diagnosis to raise awareness of the deadly condition, which affects around a million people in the UK and is currently the nation's biggest killer.

In an exclusive interview with the Daily Mail alongside his neurologist wife, Dr Precious Lunga, Jon simply said: "If I don't speak out, who will?" He confessed that shortly after his retirement, Jon slipped into a deep depression and quickly became withdrawn and lost interest in things he once loved.

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