Rageh Omaar set for ITV News At Ten return after health scare
Rageh Omaar is set to appear on an ITV News broadcast bulletin for the first time since his on-air health scare a year ago. The 57-year-old international affairs analyst for ITV News has been gradually returning to work, making appearances on digital platforms like ITVX.
It is understood that Omaar will feature in a pre-recorded segment on West Africa during ITV's News At Ten this Friday. Last April, viewers were concerned when he seemed to have difficulty reading the news bulletins on-air, leading to him being hospitalised.
At the time, Omaar expressed his determination to continue presenting and thanked his colleagues for their support. In April 2024, ITV News confirmed he had received "medical treatment at hospital" and was on the mend.
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A recent YouTube video posted on the ITV News account showed Omaar interviewing Ivorian businessman Tidjane Thiam, leader of PDCI-RDA, Ivory Coast's main opposition party. Thiam alleged to Omaar that the Government was attempting to thwart his presidential ambitions.
Omaar, who covers major global news stories and presents ITV's current affairs programme On Assignment, previously served as a senior foreign correspondent for the BBC. He gained prominence during the 2003 Iraq invasion and won the best TV news journalist award at the Ethnic Multicultural Media Academy the same year.
Channel 4 News recently revealed that Anushka Asthana, the deputy political editor for ITV News, will be taking on the role of US editor for the broadcaster.
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