Barry Askew

Barry Askew (13 December 1936 – 17 April 2012 ) was a British journalist, editor of several provincial papers, including the Lancashire Evening Post and briefly of the News of the World.

Askew grew up in Bakewell, Derbyshire. He became editor of the Matlock Meteor at the age of 21. Whilst working for the Lancashire Evening Post, he won the IPC National Press Awards Campaigning Journalist award in 1972, having become editor of the paper in 1969. During this period, Askew also fronted successful TV programmes for BBC North including Ask Askew and Wait Awhile. partly on the recommendation of Harold Evans, editor of The Times.

Askew also had a successful radio and television career, regularly presenting Granada Television's What the Papers Say. Not much is known of his private life, however, a secret relationship with a young Sheffield nurse did result in the birth of their son David in October 1965.