The presenter, who was best known for helming current affairs programmes including BBC Radio 4’s Today, died on Saturday surrounded by his family after being diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2014, the BBC announced in a statement.
He continued: "Many years later, I was listening to his superb analysis of the new Pope for the BBC – another of his many areas of expertise.
Mohit Bakaya, controller of BBC Radio 4, said: "Ed was an absolutely outstanding broadcaster. He brought intelligence, authority and an extraordinary hinterland to everything he did.
Stourton joined ITN from university in 1979, where he helped launch Channel 4 News in 1982 and became the programme's first Washington correspondent.
He returned to the BBC in 1993 and fronted the One O'Clock News for six years. He also presented his own Radio 4 phone-in programme, Call Ed Stourton.
He also presented editions of Panorama as well as a series of Radio 4 programmes including The World At One, The World This Weekend, and its religious and ethical current affairs series, Sunday.
He is survived by his wife Fiona and his four children.
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