Overview
- The BBC confirmed that Edward Stourton died on Saturday, July 18, 2026, surrounded by his family.
- Stourton’s career spanned four decades and included helping to found Channel 4 News, serving as its first Washington correspondent, and a decade presenting Radio 4’s Today programme.
- He was first diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2014, disclosed the illness in his 2023 memoir Confessions, and was later told the disease had become incurable and had spread.
- Despite his diagnosis he continued to broadcast and publish until recently, with his most recent book, Made In America, published in 2025.
- Colleagues including James Naughtie and BBC leaders Mohit Bakaya and Jonathan Munro paid tribute to his intellect and steadiness, and he is survived by his wife Fiona and their four children.