Peter Jackson (17) (1930–)

[excerpted from Grayling Publishing website]
Taking a first job as a cub reporter on The Tamworth Herald, Peter Jackson worked his way though a series of provincial newspapers to reach Fleet Street where he quickly decided his future lay in magazines and proceeded to build a remarkably successful career.

His first editorship was of DRIVE, produced by the Reader's Digest for distribution to the 4 million members of the Automobile Association. He then launched TV Times which became Britain's most popular family magazine and followed by creating Sunday magazine, a colour supplement for the News of the World. Taking over the prestigious Sunday Times Magazine, he proceeded to give it increased topicality. Finally he launched ELLE magazine into Britain.