Edward Stourton Dies at 68 After 2014 Prostate Cancer Diagnosis
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Updated · bbc.co.uk · Jul 20
Edward Stourton Dies at 68 After 2014 Prostate Cancer Diagnosis
3 articles · Updated · bbc.co.uk · Jul 20
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BBC broadcaster Edward Stourton died on Saturday at 68, the corporation said, after continuing to work until very recently.
Stourton disclosed in his 2023 memoir that prostate cancer diagnosed in 2014 had later become incurable and spread.
More than 40 years of journalism took him from launching Channel 4 News and serving as its first Washington correspondent to a decade presenting Radio 4's Today from 1999.
BBC colleagues including James Naughtie, Mohit Bakaya and Jonathan Munro praised his wit, authority and resilience, saying he leaves a major gap in British broadcasting.