Nicholas Lloyd
Sir Nicholas Lloyd | |
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Born |
Nicholas Markley Lloyd 9 June 1942 |
Education | Bedford Modern School |
Alma mater |
St Edmund Hall, Oxford Harvard University |
Occupation | British newspaper editor and broadcaster |
Spouse(s) | Eve Pollard |
Children | Oliver, James, Rachael, Justin, step-daughter Claudia Winkleman |
Sir Nicholas Markley Lloyd (born 9 June 1942[1]) is a former British newspaper editor and broadcaster.[2]
Early life
Nicholas Markley Lloyd was born on 9 June 1942, the son of Walter and Sybil Lloyd.[3] He was educated at Bedford Modern School,[4] St Edmund Hall, Oxford and Harvard.[2][3][5]
Career
Lloyd started his career as a reporter at the Daily Mail in 1964.[3] He was made Education Correspondent at The Sunday Times in 1966 and was made its Deputy News Editor in 1968.[3] In 1970 he moved to The Sun where he was made News Editor and, in 1972, became Assistant Editor at the News of the World.[3]
In 1976, Lloyd returned to the The Sun where he was made Assistant Editor before joining the Sunday Mirror in 1980 as Deputy Editor.[3] Lloyd edited the Sunday People from 1982 to 1983, then moved to edit the News of the World for a year from 1984, and finally edited the Daily Express from 1986 to 1995.[2][6]
Lloyd received a knighthood in the 1990 Prime Minister's Resignation Honours.[2] He presented a breakfast show on LBC 97.3, a London radio station, from 1997 to 1999. Since 1996, he has been the chairman of the public relations consultancy Brown Lloyd James.[2][6]
Family life
Lloyd is married to former newspaper editor Eve Pollard, with whom he has a son, Oliver.[2] He also has three children from his previous marriage - Justin, Rachael and James Lloyd.[2] Pollard's daughter from a previous marriage, TV personality Claudia Winkleman, is his step-daughter.
References
- ↑ "Birthday's today". The Telegraph. 9 June 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
Sir Nicholas Lloyd, Editor, Daily Express, 1986–95, 69
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Who's Who 2015, Published by A&C Black Limited
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "LLOYD, Nicholas (Markley) (born 1942), Chairman, BLJ London (formerly Brown Lloyd James), since 1997". oup.com. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ↑ "Bedford Modern School of the Black And Red" by Andrew Underwood, 1981
- ↑ "Welcome to St Edmund Hall... - St Edmund Hall". ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- 1 2 "Inside Story: The ex-editors' files", The Independent, 9 May 2005
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Preceded by ? |
Deputy Editor of the Sunday Mirror 1980–1982 |
Succeeded by ? |
Preceded by Geoffrey Pinnington |
Editor of the Sunday People 1982–1983 |
Succeeded by Richard Stott |
Preceded by Derek Jameson |
Editor of the News of the World 1984–1985 |
Succeeded by David Montgomery |
Preceded by Larry Lamb |
Editor of the Daily Express 1986–1995 |
Succeeded by Richard Addis |
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