About Alastair
Alastair James Stewart OBE was born 22 June 1952 in Emsworth, Hampshire. He began his television career in 1976 with Southern Television, then joined ITN in 1980 where he presented Channel 4 News and became a main newsreader for ITV News, serving in that role for over 35 years as one of the longest-serving male newsreaders on British television. He was recognized with Royal Television Society's News Presenter of the Year awards in 2004 and 2005.
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Known for
- ITV News newsreader (1980–2020)
- Channel 4 News presenter
- Moderating the 2010 UK political leaders' debate
- Police Camera Action! presenter
- London Tonight co-presenter
- Presenting ITV coverage of royal occasions and general elections
- GB News weekend news programme host (2021–2023)
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