Bob Edwards (British journalist)
Robert John Edwards CBE (26 October 1925 – 28 May 2012)[1] was a British journalist.
Edwards was editor of Tribune (1951–54), a feature writer on the Evening Standard (1954–57), deputy editor of the Sunday Express (1957–59), managing editor of the Daily Express (1959–61) then its editor (1961), editor of the Glasgow Evening Citizen (1962–63), editor of the Daily Express again (1963–65), editor of the Sunday People (1966–72) and editor of the Sunday Mirror[2] (1972–84). He was a director of Mirror Group Newspapers from 1976 to 1988.
Edwards published an autobiography in 1988, Goodbye Fleet Street.
He was appointed a CBE in the 1986 Birthday Honours.
He was interviewed by National Life Stories (C467/10) in 2007 for the 'Oral History of the British Press' collection held by the British Library.[3]
References
- ↑ Revel Barker "Bob Edwards: Journalist who edited the 'Daily Express', 'The People' and the 'Sunday Mirror'", The Independent,
- ↑ Morton, Andrew (1998). Diana: Her True Story in Her Own Words. Pocket. p. 160. ISBN 0-671-02412-4. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
- ↑ National Life Stories, 'Edwards, Bob (1 of 4) National Life Stories Collection: 'Oral History of the British Press', The British Library Board, 2007. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
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| Preceded by Michael Foot and Evelyn Anderson |
Editor of Tribune 1952–1955 |
Succeeded by Michael Foot |
| Preceded by Edward Pickering |
Deputy Editor of the Sunday Express 1957–1959 |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Edward Pickering |
Acting Editor of the Daily Express 1961 |
Succeeded by Roger Wood |
| Preceded by Roger Wood |
Editor of the Daily Express 1963–1965 |
Succeeded by Derek Marks |
| Preceded by Stuart Campbell |
Editor of the Sunday People 1966–1972 |
Succeeded by Geoffrey Pinnington |
| Preceded by Michael Christiansen |
Editor of the Sunday Mirror 1972–1984 |
Succeeded by Peter Thompson |
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