Edward Stourton

Quick Facts

Full Name	Edward Stourton
Occupation	Broadcaster
Date Of Birth	Nov 24, 1957(1957-11-24)
Age	67
Birthplace	Lagos
Country	Nigeria
Birth City	Lagos State
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Edward Stourton Biography

Edward Stourton is one of the most popular and richest Broadcaster who was born on November 24, 1957 in Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria.

While at Ampleforth he befriended future High Court judge Nicholas Mostyn, who was also the son of a Nigerian-based BAT executive. The duo won the national ESU Schools Mace debating prize in 1975. He read English literature at Trinity College, Cambridge, gaining a 2:1. He served as president of the Cambridge Union Society and editor of the student magazine Rampage.

He joined the staff of ITN in 1979 as a graduate trainee. While working there he was a founder member of Channel 4 News in 1982 working predominantly as a copywriter but also as a producer, duty home news editor and chief sub-editor. Stourton joined the BBC in 1988 as a Paris correspondent. He returned to ITN as a diplomatic editor in 1990. In 1993, he was back at the BBC as the presenter of BBC One O’Clock News for six years. He presented editions of Assignment, Correspondent, Panorama and Call Ed Stourton, a phone-in programme on Radio 4.

Edward Stourton Net Worth

Edward Stourton is one of the richest Broadcaster from Nigeria. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Edward Stourton 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Edward John Ivo Stourton (born 24 November 1957) is a BBC broadcaster and presenter of the BBC Radio 4 programme Sunday, and a frequent contributor to the Today programme, where for ten years he was one of the main presenters. He is the author of six books, most recently Cruel Crossing: Escaping Hitler Across the Pyrenees.

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On 27 December 2006 he appeared on the celebrity charitable edition of BBC One’s Mastermind, chaired by his BBC Radio 4 Today co-presenter John Humphrys. When asked his name, Stourton replied: “John, why do you need to ask that? We almost sleep together!” His specialist subject was Pope John Paul II on which he scored 17 points, for a total of 28 points after general knowledge to win his heat.

Facts & Trivia

Eli Ranked on the list of most popular Broadcaster. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Nigeria. Edward Stourton celebrates birthday on November 24 of every year.

He has made a number of current affairs programmes for Radio 4 including Asia Gold and Global Shakeout, The Violence Files, With us or against us, United Nations – or Not?. Asia Gold was the winner of the Sony Radio Gold Award for current affairs in 1997. Stourton presented a four-part series about the Catholic church, entitled Absolute Truth. It was broadcast on BBC2 in 1997. He also wrote a book to accompany the series.

Is James Stourton related to Edward Stourton?

Stourton is a descendant of the 19th Baron Stourton and in very distant remainder to this barony presently held by his cousin James Stourton, 28th Baron Mowbray.

How old is Edward Stourton?

64 years (November 24, 1957)