Geordie Greig
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Geordie Greig is a British journalist and newspaper editor. He is the editor of the Evening Standard
newspaper. He attended Eton College
and St Peter's College, Oxford
.
and Sunday Today
, before joining the Sunday Times
in 1987. He became the editor of Tatler
magazine in 1999.
that Greig had been appointed its editor, subject to ratification by the Editorial Committee. This announcement followed the announcement on 21 January 2009 by the Daily Mail
group that its newspaper division, Associated Newspapers Ltd, had agreed the sale of a majority interest in the Evening Standard for a nominal sum to Evening Press Ltd, a company formed by Alexander Lebedev
and his son Evgeny Lebedev
and owned by Lebedev Holdings Ltd.
His first step as Evening Standard editor was to launch a series of "Sorry" advertisements across London, after market research showed the paper was deemed too negative and complacent about London under former editor Veronica Wadley
's leadership, a move considered to be extremely daring.
and Anthony Trollope
.
On 1 May 2005, The Observer
newspaper termed Greig "Britain's most connected man".
Greig is also Vice-President of Kitab, the annual British-Indian Literary and Media Festival. He is also member of White's the London gentlemen's club.
Greig's great-grandfather was Lord Mowbray, Segrave and Stourton, and members of his father's family have been royal courtier
s for three generations.
Evening Standard
The Evening Standard, now styled the London Evening Standard, is a free local daily newspaper, published Monday–Friday in tabloid format in London. It is the dominant regional evening paper for London and the surrounding area, with coverage of national and international news and City of London...
newspaper. He attended Eton College
Eton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
and St Peter's College, Oxford
St Peter's College, Oxford
St Peter's College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, located in New Inn Hall Street. It occupies the site of two of the University's oldest Inns, or medieval hostels - Bishop Trellick's, later New Inn Hall, and Rose Hall - both of which were...
.
Journalism career
He worked for the South East London and Deptford Mercury newspaper, the Daily MailDaily Mail
The Daily Mail is a British daily middle-market tabloid newspaper owned by the Daily Mail and General Trust. First published in 1896 by Lord Northcliffe, it is the United Kingdom's second biggest-selling daily newspaper after The Sun. Its sister paper The Mail on Sunday was launched in 1982...
and Sunday Today
Today (UK newspaper)
Today was a national newspaper in the United Kingdom, which was published between 1986 and 1995.-History:Today, with the American newspaper USA Today as inspiration, launched on Tuesday, 4 March 1986, with the front page headline, "Second Spy Inside GCHQ". At 18 pence, it was a middle-market...
, before joining the Sunday Times
The Sunday Times (UK)
The Sunday Times is a Sunday broadsheet newspaper, distributed in the United Kingdom. The Sunday Times is published by Times Newspapers Ltd, a subsidiary of News International, which is in turn owned by News Corporation. Times Newspapers also owns The Times, but the two papers were founded...
in 1987. He became the editor of Tatler
Tatler
Tatler has been the name of several British journals and magazines, each of which has viewed itself as the successor of the original literary and society journal founded by Richard Steele in 1709. The current incarnation, founded in 1901, is a glossy magazine published by Condé Nast Publications...
magazine in 1999.
London Evening Standard
On 2 February 2009 it was announced by the Evening StandardEvening Standard
The Evening Standard, now styled the London Evening Standard, is a free local daily newspaper, published Monday–Friday in tabloid format in London. It is the dominant regional evening paper for London and the surrounding area, with coverage of national and international news and City of London...
that Greig had been appointed its editor, subject to ratification by the Editorial Committee. This announcement followed the announcement on 21 January 2009 by the Daily Mail
Daily Mail
The Daily Mail is a British daily middle-market tabloid newspaper owned by the Daily Mail and General Trust. First published in 1896 by Lord Northcliffe, it is the United Kingdom's second biggest-selling daily newspaper after The Sun. Its sister paper The Mail on Sunday was launched in 1982...
group that its newspaper division, Associated Newspapers Ltd, had agreed the sale of a majority interest in the Evening Standard for a nominal sum to Evening Press Ltd, a company formed by Alexander Lebedev
Alexander Lebedev
Alexander Yevgenievich Lebedev is a Russian businessman, referred to as one of the Russian oligarchs.In May 2008, he was listed by Forbes magazine as one of the richest Russians and as the 358th richest person in the world with an estimated fortune of $3.1 billion...
and his son Evgeny Lebedev
Evgeny Lebedev
Evgeny Alexandrovich Lebedev is the chairman of both Evening Standard Ltd, which owns the Evening Standard and also Independent Print Ltd which owns the Independent newspapers, which he bought in January 2009 and March 2010...
and owned by Lebedev Holdings Ltd.
His first step as Evening Standard editor was to launch a series of "Sorry" advertisements across London, after market research showed the paper was deemed too negative and complacent about London under former editor Veronica Wadley
Veronica Wadley
Veronica Judith Colleton Wadley is a British journalist, and former editor of London's Evening Standard from February 2002 to February 2009, during which it was owned by Associated Newspapers. She was the first female editor of the title...
's leadership, a move considered to be extremely daring.
Other interests
In addition to his editorial duties, Greig has literary interests, for instance being an admirer of the work of Samuel MenasheSamuel Menashe
Samuel Menashe was an American poet. Born in New York City as Samuel Menashe Weisberg, the son of Russian-Jewish immigrant parents, Menashe grew up in Elmhurst, Queens, and graduated from Townsend Harris High School and Queens College. During World War II he served in the US Army infantry, and in...
and Anthony Trollope
Anthony Trollope
Anthony Trollope was one of the most successful, prolific and respected English novelists of the Victorian era. Some of his best-loved works, collectively known as the Chronicles of Barsetshire, revolve around the imaginary county of Barsetshire...
.
On 1 May 2005, The Observer
The Observer
The Observer is a British newspaper, published on Sundays. In the same place on the political spectrum as its daily sister paper The Guardian, which acquired it in 1993, it takes a liberal or social democratic line on most issues. It is the world's oldest Sunday newspaper.-Origins:The first issue,...
newspaper termed Greig "Britain's most connected man".
Greig is also Vice-President of Kitab, the annual British-Indian Literary and Media Festival. He is also member of White's the London gentlemen's club.
Personal life
He is married to Kathryn Terry, who is originally from Texas; the Greigs have three children, Jasper, and a pair of twins Octavia and Monica. They live in Notting Hill.Greig's great-grandfather was Lord Mowbray, Segrave and Stourton, and members of his father's family have been royal courtier
Courtier
A courtier is a person who is often in attendance at the court of a king or other royal personage. Historically the court was the centre of government as well as the residence of the monarch, and social and political life were often completely mixed together...
s for three generations.
External links
- The Entertaining Mr. Sloane, The Observer Magazine
- Class Act", The Guardian
- Geordie Greig: Telling tales on high society, The Independent
- New Editor for the Evening Standard, The Evening Standard
- Geordie Greig expected to join Evening Standard the Evening Standard