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<\/p>\nALISTAIR Stewart is a well-known broadcaster and journalist.<\/p>\n
In March 2023 the news anchor announced that he was retiring after over 45 years in the industry.<\/p>\n
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Alastair Stewart, OBE was born on June 22, 1952, in Hampshire, England.<\/p>\n
His father was an officer in the Royal Air Force.<\/p>\n
He attended school in St Andrews, Fife, then Salesian College in Farnborough and St Augustine's Abbey School in Ramsgate.<\/p>\n
Alistair received his degree in economics and politics from the University of Bristol.<\/p>\n
He then went on to work for the National Union of Students from 1974-1976.<\/p>\n
Alistair began his career in journalism in the 1970s when he joined Southern Television in Southampton as a reporter and presenter.<\/p>\n
He was one of the last journalists to interview Lord Mountbatten before he was assassinated by the IRA in 1979.<\/p>\n
Alastair went on to join ITN in 1980 as an industrial correspondent and quickly became a regular newsreader.<\/p>\n
Alastair was awarded an OBE in 2006 for services to broadcasting and charity.<\/p>\n
Alistair joined ITN in 1980 as an industrial correspondent and newsreader.<\/p>\n
ITN was the commonly used name for ITV's news programmes before becoming ITV News in 1999.<\/p>\n
He spent three years as a presenter and reporter at Channel 4 News between 1983 and 1986, before going on to present ITN's News at 5.45 pm.<\/p>\n
He moved to ITN's News At Ten in 1989, becoming the lead presenter on major news bulletins.<\/p>\n
He has since moved between the lunchtime, evening and ten o'clock shows and presented documentaries, and special programmes and hosted election debates.<\/p>\n
From 1993 to 2009 Alistair was the co-presenter of ITV London's regional news programme London Tonight.<\/p>\n
On January 29, 2020, Alastair sensationally quit ITV over "errors of judgement" in his use of social media.<\/p>\n
In a statement, the veteran presenter said: "It was a misjudgement which I regret, but it's been a privilege to bring the news to households throughout the UK for the past 40 years."<\/p>\n
After leaving ITV, he went on to work for GB News.<\/p>\n
Alistair married his wife Sally Ann Jung in 1978.<\/p>\n
He apparently met his future wife in the New Forest – once revealing it was where he "courted" her.<\/p>\n
Alistair and his wife live on a farm in Hampshire.<\/p>\n
Alistair and Sally share four children together.<\/p>\n
Their names are Freddie, Clemmie, Oscar and Alexander Stewart.<\/p>\n
Alistair and his wife are passionate about charity work. Alistair remains a patron for Jacksplace Children's Hospice.<\/p>\n
He also takes a keen interest in the welfare of other kids as the National Vice President of Action for Children.<\/p>\n
Alistair shocked viewers when he announced that he was retiring from broadcasting.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He further shocked fans when he shared in September 2023 that he had been diagnosed with dementia.<\/p>\n
In a statement, Alistair said:<\/p>\n
"I'm nearly 71 and I still get the most tremendous lift from live television \u2013 it\u2019s the best job in the world.<\/p>\n
\u201cHowever, the rigours of preparing for two live interview shows a week, and commuting from Hampshire to London for them, are considerable.<\/p>\n
\u201cI want to reduce my commitment while I\u2019m still ahead as an old broadcaster, rather than an ancient one.<\/p>\n
"Thankfully the timing is mine; I just want to spend more of it with my family, my horses, and the charities that have meant so much to me over the years.\u201d<\/p>\n