All our yesterdays
Student days in Preston; pic courtesy Andy Hoban
A group of former newspaper journalism students plan to stage a reunion this summer.
The organisers are Sunday Express night editor Andy Hoban, Liverpool Daily Post editor Mark Thomas and former Manchester Evening News staffer Andrew Nott who runs his own PR and publishing outfit Clear Publications.
The trio who were on the university’s 1974-5 pre-entry journalism course hope to hold the party in June.
“A handful of us stayed in touch and were reminiscing about the fun we had together and it just started from there,” said Andy Nott whose company recently published Detonation. The book by Ray King, another former MEN reporter, is regarded as the definitive account of the 1996 IRA Manchester bombing.
Other alumni include David Wooding, the News of the World’s political editor, Tony Kelly of The Press in York and Sue Crawford news editor of Carlisle’s News & Star.
“It’s a job I’ve always loved and a core of us has remained in newspapers, some in the regions while others went on to the nationals. A lot of water has gone under the bridge in the 35 years since we were at Preston but it would be great to see everyone again,” said Sue
Anyone who would like further information can contact Andrew Nott on andy@clearpublications.co.uk
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