UK information presenter Rageh Omar is receiving medical care after changing into unwell stay on air, ITV Information has stated.
Viewers took to social media Friday night to specific their concern after Omar was seen struggling to learn the autocue in direction of the tip of Information at Ten bulletin. He managed to log out with a brief farewell, after which sat on the studio desk whereas the credit rolled.
ITV pulled the present from its scheduled re-run on its one-hour-delay channel, and said Saturday morning:
“We’re conscious that viewers are involved about Rageh Omaar’s wellbeing, Rageh grew to become unwell whereas presenting Information at Ten on Friday and is now receiving medical care. He thanks everybody for his or her nicely needs.”
Omar, who’s 56, is a daily anchor for the flagship information program, can be the broadcaster’s worldwide affairs editor and presents the present affairs present On Task from all over the world.
He beforehand labored as a international correspondent for the BBC, the place he grew to become a well-known face on British screens in the course of the second Gulf struggle in 2003. His stay studies from rooftops whereas missiles flew overhead earned him the nickname “the Scud stud.”