John Stapleton (English journalist)

For other people named John Stapleton, see John Stapleton (disambiguation).

John Stapleton
Stapleton in 2003
Born
John Martin Stapleton

(1946-02-24)24 February 1946
Oldham, Lancashire, England
Died21 September 2025(2025-09-21) (aged 79)
Occupations
  • Journalist
  • broadcaster
Spouse
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(m. 1977; died 2020)​
Children1

John Martin Stapleton (24 February 1946 – 21 September 2025) was an English journalist and broadcaster. He was known for his work as a presenter and reporter on ITV breakfast television (TV-am, GMTV and Daybreak) in addition to hosting Nationwide and Watchdog for the BBC. He also hosted the ITV morning talk show The Time, The Place and presented the Sunday morning programme My Favourite Hymns.

Stapleton won the Royal Television Society's News Presenter of the Year award for 2003. He was married to the presenter Lynn Faulds Wood. They presented Watchdog together between 1986 and 1993.

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