BBC broadcaster Edward Stourton dies aged 68

Edward Stourton ‘leaves a huge gap’, the BBC said. Photograph: David Hartley/Rex Features View image in fullscreen Edward Stourton ‘leaves a huge gap’, the BBC said. Photograph: David Hartley/Rex Features BBC broadcaster Edward Stourton dies aged 68 Corporation pays tribute to ‘outstanding’ journalist who presented shows including Today and One O’Clock News The broadcaster and journalist Edward Stourton has died aged 68, the BBC has said. He died on Saturday surrounded by his family after being diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2014, the BBC announced in a statement. Jonathan Munro, the interim chief executive of BBC News and Current Affairs, paid tribute to Stourton, saying: “It’s far too soon to lose Ed. I worked as his producer when he was ITN’s diplomatic editor – unflappable then and ever after. “Many years later, I was listening to his superb analysis of the new pope for the BBC – another of his many areas of expertise. Not many broadcasters can present Today, BBC One’s One O’Clock News, The World at One and Sunday – but he did. He leaves a huge gap.” Mohit Bakaya, the controller of BBC Radio 4, said: “Ed was an absolutely outstanding broadcaster. He brought intelligence, authority and an extraordinary hinterland to everything he did. “When Ed was behind the mic, whether on Sunday or the various news programmes he regularly presented for Radio 4, you felt you understood the world that little bit better. Our thoughts are with his family and friends at this sad time.” Explore more on these topics BBC The news on TV Television news Share Reuse this content