Alastair Burnet [SEP] date of death
Alastair Burnet
Sir James William Alexander Burnet (12 July 192820 July 2012), known as Alastair Burnet, was a British journalist and broadcaster, best known for his work in news and current affairs programmes, including a long career with ITN as chief presenter of the flagship "News at Ten" for eighteen years; Sir Robin Day described Burnet as "the booster rocket that put ITN into orbit".
Burnet was also a prominent print journalist who edited "The Economist" and "Daily Express".
Early
from its earliest days, initially as a sub-editor. He later reported from many parts of the world and was diplomatic correspondent for four years. He briefly became head anchor of ITN from 1974–1976, when Sir Alastair Burnet left to join the BBC's "Panorama" programme.
His partnership with Anna Ford on "News at Ten" was popular with viewers in the late 1970s. As Ford has since revealed, this rapport could prove distressing: on one occasion Bosanquet, having somehow discovered the birth-date of