Master of news, TV and PR
FORMER News of the World journalist Nicholas Light has died aged 69. He worked on national and regional newspapers, in TV and finally as a senior information officer for Hampshire council.
His career began in 1958 when he joined the Hampshire Chronicle in Winchester, straight from National Service. He worked casual shifts at the Daily Mail, where his talents were spotted and he was invited to work on ATV’s Braden’s Beat along with Esther Rantzen and her talented young team.
When the News of the World took him on he remained based in Winchester but travelled the world, often following his own leads.
In 1981 he joined Southern Television where he worked on the newsdesk until illness struck. He fought it with extraordinary courage and came back to work as a senior information officer for Hampshire County Council.
Madeleine Warren