Donald Trelford
| Donald Trelford | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 November 1937 London, England |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Known for | The Observer |
Donald Trelford (born 9 November 1937) is a British journalist and academic, who was editor of The Observer newspaper from 1975 to 1993. He was also a director of The Observer from 1975 to 1993 and chief executive from 1992 to 1993.[1]
Career
In 1994, he was appointed professor of Journalism Studies at the University of Sheffield,[2] and became a visiting professor in 2004 and emeritus professor in 2007.
Trelford was a member of the Council of the Advertising Standards Authority until 2008[3] and chairman of the London Press Club. He was also a member of the Newspaper Panel of the Competition Commission from 2001 to 2007.
He is a regular broadcaster and has published books on snooker and cricket and co-authored (with Daniel King) a book on the 1993 Times World Chess Championship in London between Nigel Short and Garry Kasparov.[4]
Personal life
He was educated at Bablake School, Coventry[5] and was school captain from 1955 to 1956.
Trelford has had three marriages. He has three children from his first marriage (the first, Sally, was born in 1965), a fourth from his second marriage and a fifth with his third wife Claire,[6] (a former TV presenter whom he married in 2001) in 2011 at the age of 73 Trelford became a father. Trelford lives in England and Majorca.[7]
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| Preceded by | Deputy Editor of The Observer 1969 - 1975 |
Succeeded by John Cole |
| Preceded by | Editor of The Observer 1975 - 1993 |
Succeeded by Jonathan Fenby |
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