Template:Recentdeath Neil Reynolds (1940 - May 19, 2013) was a Canadian journalist, editor and one-time politician.
Career in journalism[]
Born in Kingston, Ontario in 1940,[1] Reynolds dropped out of high school and became a journalist.[2]
After working as a journalist at the Sarnia Observer and the London Free Press he became city editor of the Toronto Star, leaving in 1974 to join the Kingston Whig-Standard, becoming its editor-in-chief in 1978.[1] [2]
Reynolds became editor-in-chief of the New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal and Saint John Times-Globe in 1992.Template:Citation needed He was hired by Conrad Black as editor-in-chief of the Ottawa Citizen in 1996 and remained there until 2000 when he became editor-in-chief at the Vancouver Sun until 2003.[2]
He then moved to back Ottawa, Ontario and inn 2007, he and his wife, Donna, bought Diplomat & International Canada, a magazine published in Ottawa.Template:Citation needed In September 2009, he became Editor-at-Large of three daily newspapers owned by Brunswick News Inc, including the Telegraph-Journal.[3] Reynolds ended his career as a columnist for the Report on Business section of the Globe and Mail, submitting what would be his final column in the summer of 2012.[2]
Politics[]
Although he had been a supporter of the New Democratic Party in earlier years, he entered politics as the Libertarian Party of Canada's candidate in the 1982 by-election in the riding of Leeds–Grenville. He won 13.4% of the vote, which was the highest percentage vote ever garnered by a Libertarian Party of Canada candidate, either then or since.Template:Citation needed In May 1982, he became the party's leader, but resigned in 1983 in order to continue his career in journalism.Template:Citation needed
Family[]
Reynolds' widow, Donna Jacobs, is an Ottawa-based freelance feature writer and columnist. He died on May 19, 2013, of cancer at the age of 72, leaving his wife, three children, and grandchildren.[2]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Former Whig editor Neil Reynolds was 'the great editor' of his time". Kingston Whig-Standard. May 19, 2013. http://www.thewhig.com/2013/05/19/former-whig-editor-neil-reynolds-was-the-great-editor-of-his-time. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "Obituary: Neil Reynolds, an editor who never ran with the pack". Ottawa Citizen. May 19, 2013. http://www.ottawacitizen.com/story.html?id=8407532. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- ↑ CBC News: "N.B. newspapers tap Neil Reynolds as editor" September 9, 2009
External links[]
- About
- Neil Reynolds, an editor who refused to run with the pack, dies at 72, National Post
- Former Whig editor Neil Reynolds was 'the great editor' of his time - Kingston Whig Standard
- Editor Neil Reynolds fought for free speech and liberty, Globe & Mail.
- Black's New Look Ottawa Citizen 1997 Maclean's feature concentrates on Reynolds and his career.
- Neil Reynolds' Columns The Globe & Mail
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