Our friend and colleague John Stapleton died in hospital on Sunday morning at the age of 79.
In a broadcasting career that spanned five decades, John Stapleton was one of ITV’s most trusted and respected news journalists and a much loved face of breakfast television.
We are saddened to hear of his passing and we send our love and very deepest sympathies to his family and friends, as well as his many colleagues who will always remember him fondly.
We will be paying tribute to him on tomorrow's GMB.