“I have spent 37 very happy years at BBC Look East," he said during the programme.Explaining his decision on air, Stewart said: "I have interviewed prime ministers, archbishops, Hollywood superstars and top musicians."I have challenged and celebrated, but the most important thing for me is that at 6.30pm every evening hundreds of thousands of people have invited me into their homes to take them through the news of the day."I have never taken that for granted and am honoured to have been a part of so many lives for so long.
I will miss it with all of my heart, but the time is right."Director of BBC England Helen Thomas said: "Stewart is a broadcasting giant.
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