John Leese
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John Leese was a British
newspaper editor.
Leese studied at Bishop Vesey's Grammar School
. He edited the Coventry Evening Telegraph
in the mid-1960s, then moved to London to work on the Evening News
. The paper closed in 1980, and Leese moved to New York
and produced the SoHo News for a year.
He returned to the UK to launch You magazine for the Mail on Sunday, then in 1986 became Editor of the Evening Standard
. He resigned early in 1991 due to illness, and died in September of that year. His son, Mike Leese, was also a news editor at the Evening Standard
.
British people
The British are citizens of the United Kingdom, of the Isle of Man, any of the Channel Islands, or of any of the British overseas territories, and their descendants...
newspaper editor.
Leese studied at Bishop Vesey's Grammar School
Bishop Vesey's Grammar School
Bishop Vesey's Grammar School is a selective state grammar school in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham. Founded in 1527, it is one of the oldest schools in the United Kingdom. The school was a day and boarding school until the 1880s, and retained a small number of boarders in the mid-20th century...
. He edited the Coventry Evening Telegraph
Coventry Evening Telegraph
The Coventry Telegraph is a local English tabloid newspaper. Originally called The Midland Daily Telegraph, it was founded in 1891 by William Isaac Iliffe as Coventry's first daily newspaper, a four-page broadsheet newspaper originally sold for a half penny...
in the mid-1960s, then moved to London to work on the Evening News
Evening News (London)
Evening News, formerly known as The Evening News, was an evening newspaper published in London from 1881 to 1980, reappearing briefly in 1987. It became highly popular under the control of the Harmsworth brothers. For a long time it maintained the largest daily sale of any evening newspaper in London...
. The paper closed in 1980, and Leese moved to New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
and produced the SoHo News for a year.
He returned to the UK to launch You magazine for the Mail on Sunday, then in 1986 became Editor of the Evening Standard
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...
. He resigned early in 1991 due to illness, and died in September of that year. His son, Mike Leese, was also a news editor at the Evening Standard
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...
.