Nicholas Lloyd

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Sir Nicholas Lloyd
Born Nicholas Markley Lloyd
(1942-06-09) 9 June 1942 (age 81)
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

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  4. "Bedford Modern School of the Black And Red" by Andrew Underwood, 1981
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  6. 6.0 6.1 "Inside Story: The ex-editors' files", The Independent, 9 May 2005
Media offices
Preceded by
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Deputy Editor of the Sunday Mirror
1980–1982
Succeeded by
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Preceded by Editor of the Sunday People
1982–1983
Succeeded by
Richard Stott
Preceded by Editor of the News of the World
1984–1985
Succeeded by
David Montgomery
Preceded by Editor of the Daily Express
1986–1995
Succeeded by
Richard Addis


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