Stewart Purvis

Stewart Peter Purvis CBE[1] is a British broadcaster and academic.

Purvis is married with three children.

Education

Purvis was educated at Dulwich College, a boarding independent school for boys in Dulwich in South London, followed by the University of Exeter.[2]

TV Journalism

An ITN trainee who rose through the ranks, Purvis was the second editor of ITN's Channel 4 News from 1983 and is generally credited with creating the programme in its current ethos.[3]

He was Editor-in-Chief and CEO of ITN and retired in 2003 after 31 years at the company.[3] In November 2007 Purvis became Content and Standards Partner at the UK regulator OFCOM, a position he held until 2010.[4][5]

He regularly appears on the late-night press preview programme of Sky News.

Since September 2013 Purvis has been a non-executive Director of Channel 4.[5] His appointment runs until 31 August 2019.

Academic

Purvis is the Professor of Television Journalism at City University, London. In 2004-5 he was News International Visiting Professor of Broadcast Media at Oxford University.[6][5]

Author

Purvis has co-authored 2 books with Jeff Hulbert, media historian and honorary research fellow in the Journalism Department at City University, London:

  • Jeff Hulbert and Stewart Purvis (2013). When Reporters Cross The Line. Biteback Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84954-646-1.
  • Purvis, Stewart; Hulbert, Jeff (2016). Guy Burgess: The Spy Who Knew Everyone. London: Biteback Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84954-913-4.

References
  1. "Trio of Dames lead showbiz honours". BBC News. 31 December 1999. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
  2. "The Educational Backgrounds of Leading Journalists - Page 20: NEWS EDITORS/PRODUCERS (18)" (PDF). The Sutton Trust. 15 June 2006. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  3. Wells, Matt (5 June 2003). "Purvis steps down at ITN". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
  4. Sweney, Mark (21 May 2010). "Stewart Purvis to leave Ofcom". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
  5. "Discover our Board". Channel 4. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  6. "Professor Stewart Purvis". City University London. Archived from the original on 10 June 2011. Retrieved 29 May 2011.


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