Sir Alastair Burnet

Newsreader and journalist;

Born: July 12, 1928; Died: July 20, 2012.

Sir Alastair Burnet, has died aged 84, was a distinguised broadcaster and journalist who became the face and voice of ITN's News At Ten .

Sir Alastair, who was born in Sheffield, was the son of a Scottish engineer and worked for The Glasgow Herald (as it was then) through much of the 1950s before becoming a national figure thanks to his work on television.

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