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This Morning star Ben Shephard opened up about his memories of broadcaster John Stapleton who died aged 79.

The veteran broadcaster, who presented on programmes including the BBC ’s Watchdog and ITV ’s Good Morning Britain (GMB), died in hospital on Sunday *September 21) at the age of 79, his agent told the PA news agency.

Born in Oldham , Greater Manchester, in 1946, he began his career in newspapers before presenting BBC’s Panorama and Newsnight, where he reported from trouble spots in the Middle East, El Salvador and Argentina during the Falklands War in the early 1980s.

During his years on GMTV, Ben Shephard worked alongside John before he departed the show in 2010 to spend more time with his family outside of work.

15 years on, Ben remembered his colleague and

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