What is Alastair Stewart?
{{Infobox person | name = Alastair Stewart | honorific_suffix = [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] | image = Alastair_Stewart_31.08.07.jpg | caption = Stewart in 2007 | birth_name = Alastair James Stewart | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1952|06|22|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Emsworth]], [[Hampshire]], England | occupation = Journalist, presenter | years_active = 1976–2023 | alma_mater = [[University of Bristol]] | title = | spouse = Sally Ann Jung (m. 1978) | children = 4 | credits = [[ITN]] (1980–1992, 2003–2020)<br />[[London News Network|LNN]] (1993–2004)<br />[[GB News]] (2021–2023) | website = {{website|https://www.gbnews.com/presenters/alastair-stewart/|Alastair Stewart at GB News}} }} '''Alastair James Stewart''' [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] (born 22 June 1952) is an English [[journalist]] and newscaster. He was a main newsreader with [[ITV News]] for more than 35 years. He was the longest-serving male newsreader on British television. In January 2020, he quit ITV News and joined [[GB News]]. In March 2023, he announced his retirement as a regular broadcaster.<ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/alastair-stewart-obe-gb-news-itv-tv-reporter-b2305886.html | title= Alastair Stewart retires as regular broadcaster after five-decade career | work=The Independent | first=Alex | last=Green | date=22 March 2023 | access-date=2 June 2023}}</ref> In September 2023, Stewart announced that he had early-onset [[vascular dementia]] after having multiple [[stroke|strokes]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gbnews.com/celebrity/alastair-stewart-health-dementia-stroke-retirement |title=Alastair Stewart bravely shares dementia diagnosis and stroke ordeal as he speaks out on retirement |website=[[GB News]] |date=10 September 2023}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Stewart, Alastair}} [[Category:1952 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[