Donald Trelford

Donald Trelford, after obtaining his MA at Cambridge University and serving as a pilot officer in the Royal Air Force, started on the Coventry Standard and Sheffield Telegraph and became Editor of the Thomson-owned Times of Malawi at the age of 25. While in Africa he was a correspondent for The Times, The Observer and the BBC. He joined The Observer in 1966 and was Editor from 1975-93. During that time The Observer was twice named Newspaper of the Year and in 1983 he was commended as International Editor of the Year. He was Professor of Journalism Studies at Sheffield University from 1994-2000 and is now a Visiting Professor. Donald is also President of the Media Society, Vice-President of the British Sports Trust, director of a new National Academy of Writing and a member of the Competition Commission's newspaper panel. He writes on sport for The Daily Telegraph and on media for the Evening Standard in London. He has published a number of books and is a regular broadcaster. He joined the Board of the London Press Club in 2001 and was elected its Chairman in 2002.