Louis Kirby

Louis Kirby (30 November 1928–14 October 2006) was a British newspaper editor.

In 1971, the Sketch merged with the Mail. Sketch editor David English was appointed as editor of the merged newspaper, leaving Kirby as acting editor of the last editions of the Sketch. He then moved to join English, becoming deputy editor of the Mail.

Early life and career Kirby was born in Liverpool and grew up in Coalbrookdale. His first job was as a reporter on the Wolverhampton Express and Star, then in 1949 he moved to Bermuda where he worked at The Royal Gazette. In 1951 he returned to Britain to work as a freelance, then joined the Daily Mail in 1953. He became the Mail'''s lobby correspondent, then in 1962 became chief reporter with the Daily Sketch, and in 1969 was promoted to Executive Editor. Kirby became editor of the London daily, the Evening News'' in 1974, and completed its transformation from broadsheet to tabloid.