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Alastair Stewart presents London News Network’s flagship news programme London Tonight and GMTV’s The Sunday Programme with Alastair Stewart. Before joining LNN, he was a presenter of ITN’s News At Ten.
Alastair's career in Television started in 1976 with ITV’s south of England company, Southern Television, in Southampton. He was a reporter, industrial correspondent, presenter and documentary maker. He recorded one of the last interviews with Lord Mountbatten, and even spent six weeks in Ford Open prison to make a half hour documentary.
In 1994, he presented Alastair Stewart's Sunday for BBC Radio 5 before moving to host Alastair Stewart's Sunday Programme for GMTV which he presented until July 2001.
Alastair Stewart studied economics, politics and sociology at Bristol University and was Deputy President of the National Union of Students, 1974-76.
In the charity world and voluntary sector, Alastair is Vice President of both NCH Action For Children, and Homestart. He is also a Patron of the Lord Mayor Treloar Collegefor disabled students; the disablism charity SCOPE; the mental health charity SANE; the medical research charity, HOPE ; the Crimestoppers Trust; Kids4kids; the brain tumour Samantha Dickson Research Trust; Just A Drop; the Loomba Trust; and Momo Helps, Mo Mowlam's charitable trust; he is a vice Patron of The Zito Trust and The Mental Health Foundation and an Ambassador for Investors in People.
He is a former Trustee of the Royal Air Force Museum.
In 1998, he was the subject of “This IS Your Life” .
In 2002, he won “The Face Of London” award from The Royal Television Society and in 2005 the “Presenter of the Year” award again from The Royal Television Society.
In 2006, he was awarded the OBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List for his work in broadcasting and for charity.
In 1994, he presented Alastair Stewart's Sunday for BBC Radio 5 before moving to host Alastair Stewart's Sunday Programme for GMTV which he presented until July 2001.
Alastair Stewart studied economics, politics and sociology at Bristol University and was Deputy President of the National Union of Students, 1974-76.
In the charity world and voluntary sector, Alastair is Vice President of both NCH Action For Children, and Homestart. He is also a Patron of the Lord Mayor Treloar Collegefor disabled students; the disablism charity SCOPE; the mental health charity SANE; the medical research charity, HOPE ; the Crimestoppers Trust; Kids4kids; the brain tumour Samantha Dickson Research Trust; Just A Drop; the Loomba Trust; and Momo Helps, Mo Mowlam's charitable trust; he is a vice Patron of The Zito Trust and The Mental Health Foundation and an Ambassador for Investors in People.
He is a former Trustee of the Royal Air Force Museum.
In 1998, he was the subject of “This IS Your Life” .
In 2002, he won “The Face Of London” award from The Royal Television Society and in 2005 the “Presenter of the Year” award again from The Royal Television Society.
In 2006, he was awarded the OBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List for his work in broadcasting and for charity.
