Overview
- The veteran broadcaster confirmed his departure from the breakfast programme after more than a quarter-century on air.
- He joined GMTV in February 2000 and became chief correspondent in 2006, the longest tenure in the role.
- Gaisford remained chief correspondent through the transitions to Daybreak in 2010 and Good Morning Britain in 2014.
- His reporting highlights include being first from Basra live in 2003 and coverage of the 2004 tsunami, Nelson Mandela's death, Robert Mugabe's fall, and the Chilean miners' rescue, with recent assignments in Ukraine and the Middle East.
- Good Morning Britain editor Daniel Robinson and ITV news chief Andrew Dagnell praised his work, as viewers shared supportive messages after the announcement.