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Nationality
  
British

Alma mater
  
University of Bristol

Parents
  
Peter Preston

Role
  
Magazine editor

Name
  
Ben Preston


Ben Preston Radio Times editor Ben Preston joining Sunday Times as executive


Occupation
  
Magazine editor, journalist

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James Ben Preston (born 24 September 1963) is a British journalist. He is an Executive Editor of The Sunday Times and a former editor of the Radio Times.

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Early life

His father is Peter Preston, editor of The Guardian from 1975–95, and his wife Jean Burrell; he has a brother and two sisters. Preston attended Alleyn's School in Dulwich. At the University of Bristol he studied Politics. He gained an MA in Journalism from London's City University.

Career

He began his career in 1987, working on local newspapers (Bristol Evening Post). He worked later for the Press Association as education correspondent before joining The Times. He was The Times deputy editor from 2000 to 2008 and Acting Editor for nine months. Subsequently he was Executive Editor at The Independent from 2008.

On 17 June 2009, it was announced that he had been appointed as Editor of Radio Times. He was awarded Editors' Editor in the 2016 BSME awards. He remained at the Radio Times until early 2017. In March 2017, it was announced that he had been appointed as an Executive Editor of The Sunday Times.

Personal life

Preston is married to The Times columnist Janice Turner. He is a cyclist and a Millwall supporter. He lives in Camberwell, and has two sons.

References

Ben Preston Wikipedia