Nicholas Lloyd
Nicholas Lloyd | |
|---|---|
| Born | Nicholas Markley Lloyd 9 June 1942 Luton, Bedfordshire, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Bedford Modern School |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation(s) | Newspaper editor, broadcaster |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 4 |
Sir Nicholas Markley Lloyd (born 9 June 1942) is a British former newspaper editor and broadcaster.[1]
Early life
Nicholas Markley Lloyd was born on 9 June 1942 in Luton, Bedfordshire, the son of Walter and Sybil Lloyd.[2] He was educated at Bedford Modern School,[3] St Edmund Hall, Oxford, and Harvard for the Advanced Management Program.[1][2][4][5]
Career
Lloyd started his career as a reporter at the Daily Mail in 1964.[2] He was made Education Correspondent at The Sunday Times in 1966 and was made its Deputy News Editor in 1968.[2] 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.[2]
In 1976, Lloyd returned to The Sun where he was made Assistant Editor before joining the Sunday Mirror in 1980 as Deputy Editor.[2] 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.[1][6]
Lloyd received a knighthood in the 1990 Prime Minister's Resignation Honours.[1] He presented a breakfast show on LBC 97.3, a London radio station, from 1997 to 1999. Since 2010, he has been the chairman of the public relations consultancy BLJ London.[7]
Family life
Lloyd married journalist Eve Pollard in 1979; the couple have a son, Oliver.[1] He also has three children from his previous marriage: Justin, Rachael and James Lloyd.[1] Pollard's daughter from a previous marriage, television presenter Claudia Winkleman, is his step-daughter.
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Lloyd, Sir Nicholas (Markley), (born 9 June 1942), Chairman, BLJ London (formerly Brown Lloyd James), since 1997". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 2007. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U24775. ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4.
- ^ a b c d e f "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.
- ^ "Sir Nicholas Lloyd Chairman of BLJ London". www.bljlondon.com. Archived from the original on 1 December 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ "Inside Story: The ex-editors' files", The Independent, 9 May 2005
- ^ "Sir Nicholas Lloyd Chairman of BLJ London". www.bljlondon.com. Retrieved 10 January 2023.