# Hugh Whittow

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British former newspaper editor

**Hugh Whittow** is a [British](/source/British_people) former [newspaper editor](/source/Newspaper_editor).

Whittow worked for the *[Western Telegraph](/source/Western_Telegraph)* and the *[South Wales Echo](/source/South_Wales_Echo)*, before moving to London to work on the *[London Evening News](/source/London_Evening_News)*, and then the *[Daily Star](/source/Daily_Star_(UK))*. In the mid-1980s, he joined *[The Sun](/source/The_Sun_(United_Kingdom))*, where he became known for obtaining scoops. In October 1986, Whittow became one of the first[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] journalists to report that [Queen](/source/Queen_(band)) singer [Freddie Mercury](/source/Freddie_Mercury) could be suffering from [AIDS](/source/AIDS).

In 1987, Whittow travelled to Spain with a brief to purchase a donkey which was due to be beaten as part of a fiesta, and send it to a sanctuary in the UK. However, a *Daily Star* journalist achieved this before him, and his newspaper taunted *The Sun* over this in a front-page story. Soon after, Whittow returned to the *Star*.[1]

Whittow became deputy editor of the *Daily Star*, and edited the *[Daily Star Sunday](/source/Daily_Star_Sunday)* from its launch until 2003, then became Deputy Editor of the *[Daily Express](/source/Daily_Express)*. In February 2011, he was promoted to become Editor of the paper.[1] He retired from his role at the *Express* at the beginning of March 2018.[2]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Conlan_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Conlan_1-1) Tara Conlan, "[Hugh Whittow rides to Express top job despite Blackie the Donkey](https://www.theguardian.com/media/2011/feb/08/hugh-whittow-profile-express)", *[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian)*, 8 February 2011

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Mayhew, Freddy (1 March 2018). ["All change as *Daily Express* and *Daily Star* editors leave following Trinity Mirror buyout"](http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/all-change-as-daily-express-and-daily-star-editors-leave-following-trinity-mirror-buyout/). *Pres Gazette*. Retrieved 1 March 2018.

Media offices Preceded by New position Editor of the Daily Star Sunday 2002–2003 Succeeded by Gareth Morgan Preceded by Nicola Briggs Deputy Editor of the Daily Express 2003–2011 Succeeded by Michael Booker Preceded by Peter Hill Editor of the Daily Express 2011–2018 Succeeded by Gary Jones

v t e Editors of the Daily Star and the Daily Star Sunday Daily Star 1978: Derek Jameson 1980: Lloyd Turner 1987: Mike Gabbert 1987: Brian Hitchen 1994: Phil Walker 1998: Peter Hill 2003: Dawn Neesom 2018: Jon Clarke Daily Star Sunday 2002: Hugh Whittow 2003: Gareth Morgan 2013: Peter Carbery 2015: Stuart James 2018: Denis Main

v t e Express newspapers Daily Express editors 1900: Arthur Pearson 1901: Fletcher Robinson 1909: R. D. Blumenfeld 1929: Beverley Baxter 1933: Arthur Christiansen 1957: Edward Pickering 1961: Bob Edwards 1962: Roger Wood 1963: Bob Edwards 1965: Derek Marks 1971: Ian McColl 1974: Alastair Burnet 1976: Roy Wright 1977: Derek Jameson 1980: Arthur Firth 1981: Christopher Ward 1983: Larry Lamb 1986: Nicholas Lloyd 1995: Richard Addis 1998: Rosie Boycott 2001: Chris Williams 2003: Peter Hill 2011: Hugh Whittow 2018: Gary Jones Sunday Express editors 1920: James Douglas 1928: James Douglas and John Gordon 1931: John Gordon 1952: Harold Keeble 1954: John Junor 1986: Robin Esser 1989: Robin Morgan 1991: Eve Pollard 1994: Brian Hitchen 1995: Sue Douglas 1996: Richard Addis 1998: Amanda Platell 1999: Michael Pilgrim 2001: Martin Townsend 2018: Michael Booker Other topics Daily Express Building, London Daily Express Building, Manchester James Bond comic strip Northern & Shell Richard Desmond Rupert Bear Sunday Express Dunblane controversy The Sunday Express Book of the Year

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