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- Birth nameEdward John Ivo Stourton
- Edward Stourton was born on November 24, 1957 in Lagos, Nigeria. He was a writer, known for Have I Got News for You (1990), Today's the Day (1993) and University Challenge: The Professionals (2003). He was married to Fiona Murch and Margaret McEwen. He died on July 18, 2026.
- SpousesFiona Murch(November 8, 2002 - July 18, 2026) (his death)Margaret McEwen(1980 - 2001) (divorced, 3 children)
- Children
- Educated at Ampleforth College and studied English Literature at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he was President of the Union.
- Joined the BBC as Paris correspondent in 1988, and after being in ITN as diplomatic editor, returned to present the One O'Clock News on BBC One.
- His career began at ITN, where he helped launch Channel 4 News and became the programme's first Washington correspondent.
- Also one of the first correspondents to reach New York after the 9/11 terror attacks.
- Also spent time as a boy in Geneva.
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