Stewart White (journalist)

Stewart White
Born	Stewart White Wiltshire, England
Occupation	Journalist, presenter, newsreader
Notable credit(s)	Look East

Stewart White (born 13 December 1943) is a British journalist, presenter and newsreader, most famous for presenting the East Anglian regional BBC News programme Look East. Beginning his career at several regional BBC Radio stations he later became a presenter and continuity announcer for Central Independent Television. In 1984 he became the lead presenter on Look East, where he has remained to the present day. He is currently the longest serving regional news presenter in the UK following Chris Vacher's retirement in 2011.

Growing up in Wiltshire, White's first job was at a grocers. White's first job for the BBC was a live introduction to a Vietnamese television programme on the BBC World Service. From this he began a career working for BBC Radio. Beginning at BBC Radio Brighton, he moved to BBC Radio Derby, where he produced and presented several different programmes. He left to present the daily mid-morning show on the Birmingham radio station 96.4 BRMB. There, he interviewed such people as former Prime Minister Edward Heath, actress Joan Collins and singer Michael Jackson. He would be the last journalist in Britain to conduct a live interview with Jackson. Stewart also presented a weekly country music show on the Coventry and Warwickshire commercial radio station Mercia Sound.

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