ALASTAIR Stewart is stepping down from his presenting duties at ITV News following “errors of judgment" in his use of social media, it was announced today.
The 67-year-old has been a newsreader for more than 40 years, with the shock announcement made this afternoon.
In a statement, the presenter said: "It was a misjudgement which I regret, but it's been a privilege to bring the news to households throughout the UK for the past 40 years."
It was not immediately clear what the error had been.
His Twitter account has since been deleted.
Instead, a message reads: "This account doesn’t exist".
Stewart was the longest serving male newsreader after joining Southern Television in 1976 then ITN in 1980.
The presenter was awarded an OBE for services to broadcasting and charity in 2006.
ITN chief executive Anna Mallett said: "We would like to recognise Alastair's contribution as one of the UK's foremost journalists and TV presenters and to thank him for his commitment to delivering high-quality broadcast news over many years."
Michael Jermey, director of news and current affairs at ITV, said: "Alastair has been a long-standing, familiar figure to viewers of ITV News, both reporting and presenting with distinction. We wish him the very best for the future."
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Alastair then entered TV when he joined Southern Television in Southampton as a reporter and presenter.
He was one of the last journalists to interview Lord Mountbatten before he was assassinated by the IRA in 1979.
He married Sally Ann Jung in 1974 and has four children.
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