Andrew Neil

Andrew Ferguson Neil (born 21 May 1949) is a British journalist and broadcaster who is chairman of ''The Spectator''. He was editor of ''The Sunday Times'' from 1983 to 1994. He has presented various political programmes on the BBC and on Channel 4. Born in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Neil attended Paisley Grammar School, before studying at the University of Glasgow. He entered journalism in 1973 as a correspondent for ''The Economist''.

Neil was appointed editor of ''The Sunday Times'' by Rupert Murdoch in 1983, and held this position until 1994. After this, he became a contributor to the ''Daily Mail''. He was chief executive and editor-in-chief of Press Holdings Media Group. In 1988, he became founding chairman of Sky TV, also part of Murdoch's News Corporation. He worked for the BBC for 25 years until 2020, fronting various programmes, including ''Sunday Politics'' and ''This Week'' on BBC One and ''Daily Politics'', ''Politics Live'' and ''The Andrew Neil Show'' on BBC Two. Since 2008 he has been chairman of Press Holdings, whose titles include ''The Spectator'', and ITP Media Group. Following his departure from the BBC, he became founding chairman of GB News and a presenter on the channel, but resigned in September 2021. He later joined Channel 4 in 2022 as presenter of ''The Andrew Neil Show'', which shared the same name as his former BBC Two programme. In June 2024 he additionally began hosting a daily broadcast for Times Radio providing political analysis, commentary, interviews and debates. Provided by Wikipedia