![]() She leaves BBC Magazines in July 2009 to take up her new role as editor-in-chief of Reader's Digest UK.īBC Magazines publishes over 40 BBC consumer titles, including Top Gear, Good Food, Gardeners' World and Radio Times and many children's titles including In the Night Garden, CBeebies Weekly, and Doctor Who Adventures. Gill Hudson joined Radio Times as editor in 2002. A recently launched iPhone application enables iPhone and iPod touch users to browse Radio Times' extensive listings across 400 channels and stations. It also has a successful website and several brand extensions, including the Radio Times Film Guide and a forthcoming Crossword book. Radio Times is the UK's third biggest selling magazine, with a circulation of 1,023,255 (ABC Jul-Dec 2008). He began his career in 1987 as a reporter on the Bristol Evening Post and went on to work for the Press Association before moving to The Times, where he rose to become deputy editor and acting editor between March 2000 and January 2001. I'm flattered, incredibly excited and raring to start."īen Preston is currently executive editor of The Independent, a post he has held since June 2008. Radio Times is at the heart of our national conversation - a trusted and indispensible guide to the best of broadcasting, and a sparkling companion for its legions of readers. At such an exciting time for the brand in its various guises, including online and interactive formats, it's great to have someone of Ben’s experience in charge."īen Preston said: "I'm delighted to be joining at such a fascinating time. ![]() Nicholas Brett, Group Editorial Director of BBC Magazines, said: "Radio Times is Britain's most famous magazine brand, a truly big beast that in many ways resembles a newspaper, so we're thrilled to have one of the UK's most brilliant and visionary newspaper executives leading it forwards. He will take over from current editor Gill Hudson later this summer. Preston is currently executive editor at The Independent and has also held a number of senior positions on national newspapers, including The Times, where he spent eight years as deputy editor and a year in the editor's chair. Ben Preston is to be the new editor of Britain's best-selling premium listings magazine Radio Times, BBC Magazines announced today, Wednesday 17 June 2009. ![]()
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