Bob Edwards, who has died aged 86, was a journalist who ran three UK national newspapers and also edited the now-defunct Glasgow Evening Citizen.
In 1963, during the second of his two spells at the helm of the Daily Express, he bought up Christine Keeler, the woman at the centre of the Profumo affair, for £2000. It was a decision that shocked the proprietor, Lord Beaverbrook, but boosted circulation.
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Bob Edwards
Journalist;
Born: October 26, 1925; Died: May 28, 2012.
Bob Edwards, who has died aged 86, was a journalist who ran three UK national newspapers and also edited the now-defunct Glasgow Evening Citizen.
In 1963, during the second of his two spells at the helm of the Daily Express, he bought up Christine Keeler, the woman at the centre of the Profumo affair, for £2000. It was a decision that shocked the proprietor, Lord Beaverbrook, but boosted circulation.
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