Paul Connew
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Paul Connew is a British
former newspaper editor.
Born in Coventry
, Connew attended King Henry VIII Grammar School. He entered journalism with the Coventry Evening Telegraph
, then moved to the Coventry Express, and then up to London to work for the Daily Mirror. He worked as Deputy Editor of the News of the World
before returning as Deputy Editor of the Mirror. He edited the Sunday Mirror
for a short period starting in 1994, and subsequently worked as a consultant for Express Newspapers
and TalkSport
.
Connew married Lowri Turner
in and became a househusband, but the couple split the following year, and divorced in 2004. Connew subsequently worked as Director of Communications for the Sparks
charity, and as a judge for the British Press Awards
.
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...
former newspaper editor.
Born in Coventry
Coventry
Coventry is a city and metropolitan borough in the county of West Midlands in England. Coventry is the 9th largest city in England and the 11th largest in the United Kingdom. It is also the second largest city in the English Midlands, after Birmingham, with a population of 300,848, although...
, Connew attended King Henry VIII Grammar School. He entered journalism with 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...
, then moved to the Coventry Express, and then up to London to work for the Daily Mirror. He worked as Deputy Editor of the News of the World
News of the World
The News of the World was a national red top newspaper published in the United Kingdom from 1843 to 2011. It was at one time the biggest selling English language newspaper in the world, and at closure still had one of the highest English language circulations...
before returning as Deputy Editor of the Mirror. He edited the Sunday Mirror
Sunday Mirror
The Sunday Mirror is the Sunday sister paper of the Daily Mirror. It began life in 1915 as the Sunday Pictorial and was renamed the Sunday Mirror in 1963. Trinity Mirror also owns The People...
for a short period starting in 1994, and subsequently worked as a consultant for Express Newspapers
Express Newspapers
Northern & Shell is a British publishing and television group. The holding company name is "Northern and Shell Network Ltd". Launched and founded in December 1974 and currently owned by Richard Desmond, it publishes the Daily Express, Sunday Express, Daily Star and Daily Star Sunday, and the...
and TalkSport
TalkSPORT
Talksport , owned by UTV radio, is one of the United Kingdom's three terrestrial analogue Independent National Radio broadcasters, offering a sports and talk radio service broadcast from London to the United Kingdom....
.
Connew married Lowri Turner
Lowri Turner
Lowri Gwyneth Turner is a British television presenter, journalist, nutritional therapist and hypnotherapist.-Personal life:...
in and became a househusband, but the couple split the following year, and divorced in 2004. Connew subsequently worked as Director of Communications for the Sparks
Sparks (charity)
Sparks is a children's medical research charity. Their sole remit is to fund research across the whole spectrum of paediatric medicine. Their vision is a world where all babies are born healthy and stay healthy.- History :...
charity, and as a judge for the British Press Awards
British Press Awards
The British Press Awards is an annual ceremony that celebrates the best of British journalism. Established in the 1970s, honours are voted on by a panel of journalists and newspaper executives...
.