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{{short description|Scottish journalist and broadcaster (born 1949)}} {{about|the journalist and broadcaster|the Scottish footballer|Andy Neil (footballer)|the English cricketer|Andrew Neal}} {{use British English|date=August 2018}} {{use dmy dates|date=April 2021}} {{Infobox person | name = Andrew Neil | honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|FRSA|}} | image = Andrew Neil at a Financial Times 2016 summer party.jpg | alt = Neil in profile | caption = Neil in 2016 | birth_name = Andrew Ferguson Neil | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1949|5|21|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Paisley, Renfrewshire|Paisley]], [[Renfrewshire]], Scotland | alma_mater = [[University of Glasgow]] ([[Master of Arts (Scotland)|MA]]) | occupation = {{hlist|Journalist|broadcaster}} | spouse = {{marriage|Susan Nilsson|8 August 2015}} | credits = {{Plainlist| * ''[[This Week (2003 TV programme)|This Week]]'' (2003β2019) * ''[[Daily Politics]]'' (2003β2018) * ''[[Sunday Politics]]'' (2012β2017) * ''[[The Economist]]'' * ''[[The Spectator]]'' * [[Apollo (magazine)|''Apollo'' magazine]] * ''[[Politics Live]]'' (2018β2020) * ''[[The Andrew Neil Show (2019 TV programme)|The Andrew Neil Show]]'' on BBC (2019β2020) * ''[[The Andrew Neil Show (2022 TV programme)|The Andrew Neil Show]]'' on Channel 4 (2022β2023) }} |module = {{infobox officeholder|embed=yes | office = [[Rector of the University of St Andrews|Lord Rector of the <br/> University of St Andrews]] | term_start = November 1999 | term_end = October 2002 | predecessor = [[Donald Findlay]] | successor = [[Clement Freud|Sir Clement Freud]]}} }} '''Andrew Ferguson Neil''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|FRSA|}} (born 21 May 1949) is a British journalist and broadcaster. He was editor of ''[[The Sunday Times]]'' from 1983 to 1994. He has presented various political programmes on the [[BBC]] and on [[Channel 4]]. Born in [[Paisley, Renfrewshire|Paisley]], [[Renfrewshire]], Neil attended [[Paisley Grammar School]], before studying at the [[University of Glasgow]]. He entered journalism in 1973 as a correspondent for ''[[The Economist]]''. Neil was appointed editor of ''The Sunday Times'' by [[Rupert Murdoch]] in 1983, and held this position until 1994. After this, he became a contributor to the ''[[Daily Mail]]''. He was chief executive and editor-in-chief of [[Press Holdings|Press Holdings Media Group]]. In 1988, he became founding chairman of [[Sky Television (1984β1990)|Sky TV]], also part of Murdoch's [[News Corporation]]. He worked for the BBC for 25 years until 2020, fronting various programmes, including ''[[Sunday Politics]]'' and ''[[This Week (2003 TV programme)|This Week]]'' on [[BBC One]] and ''[[Daily Politics]]'', ''[[Politics Live]]'' and ''[[The Andrew Neil Show (2019 TV programme)|The Andrew Neil Show]]'' on [[BBC Two]]. From 2008 until 2024<ref name=croft>{{Cite web |date=2024-09-10 |title=Andrew Neil steps down as Spectator chair after Β£100m sale to GB News investor |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/andrew-neil-spectator-chair-gb-news-paul-marshall-b2610191.html |access-date=2024-10-31 |website=The Independent |language=en| first=Alex| last=Croft}}</ref> he was the chairman of Press Holdings, whose titles include ''The Spectator'', and [[ITP Media Group]]. Following his departure from the BBC, he became founding chairman of [[GB News]] and a presenter on the channel, but resigned in September 2021. He later joined Channel 4 in 2022 as presenter of ''[[The Andrew Neil Show (2022 TV programme)|The Andrew Neil Show]]'', which shared the same name as his former BBC Two programme. In June 2024 he additionally began hosting a daily broadcast for [[Times Radio]] providing political analysis, commentary, interviews and debates.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tobitt |first=Charlotte |date=2024-05-31 |title=Andrew Neil to start at Times Radio one month ahead of election |url=https://pressgazette.co.uk/the-wire/media-jobs-uk-news/matt-chorley-leaves-the-times-for-bbc-5-live/ |access-date=2024-06-13 |website=Press Gazette |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Collins |first=Steve |date=2024-05-21 |title=Andrew Neil joins Times Radio to host daily show |url=https://radiotoday.co.uk/2024/05/andrew-neil-joins-times-radio-to-host-daily-show/ |access-date=2024-06-13 |website=[[RadioToday]]}}</ref>
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