Harold Evans

Sir Harold Evans
Evans in 2009
Born
Harold Matthew Evans

(1928-06-28)28 June 1928
Patricroft, England
DiedSeptember 23, 2020(2020-09-23) (aged 92)
New York City, U.S.
NationalityBritish and American
Alma materUniversity College, Durham
Occupation(s)Journalist, editor in chief
Notable credit(s)The Sunday Times
The Week Magazine
The Guardian
BBC Radio 4
Spouses
  • Enid Parker
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    ​
    (m. 1953; div. 1978)​
  • ​
    (m. 1981)​
Children5

Sir Harold Matthew Evans (28 June 1928 – 23 September 2020) was a British-American journalist and writer. He was editor of The Sunday Times from 1967 to 1981.

He also worked for U.S. News & World Report, The Atlantic Monthly, and the New York Daily News. In 1986, he founded Condé Nast Traveler.

Evans was honored as a Knight Bachelor in 2004.

On 13 June 2011, Evans was appointed editor-at-large of the Reuters news agency. From 2013 until 2019, he was chairman of the European Press Prize jury panel.

Evans died in New York City on 23 September 2020 from heart failure, aged 92.

References

  1. ↑ Emma Youle (14 June 2013), "Obituary: Distinguished Highgate teacher and magistrate Enid Evans dies after a long illness", Ham & High.
  2. ↑ Robert Chalmers (12 June 2010), "Harold Evans: 'All I tried to do was shed a little light'", The Independent.
  3. ↑ "Sir Harold Evans Appointed Reuters Editor-at-Large". Reuters. 13 June 2011. Archived from the original on 22 January 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  4. ↑ Trailblazing journalist Harold Evans passes away