Journalist headed newspaper for 18 years and helped chess great Garry Kasparov write autobiography
Photograph: Alan Davidson/Silverhub/Rex/ShutterstockPhotograph: Alan Davidson/Silverhub/Rex/ShutterstockDonald Trelford, the former editor of the Observer newspaper, has died aged 85, his family have announced.
“He was a man who loved his sport, his family, and loved being in Mallorca,” his wife said. “He lived life to the full. He was a great storyteller and raconteur. I think all his friends know most of his stories. Friends of all ages wanted to be with him so he could share his life stories.Of his career in journalism, she added: “He was tenacious. He didn’t come up the conventional way. Although he had been to Cambridge and it was unusual, he was a working-class lad from Coventry.
“Donald ensured that it remained a bastion of liberal journalism throughout his years in charge. He will be remembered by his staff and the paper’s readers for the energy, daring and fun that he brought to the Observer, and for being a first-class journalist.”
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