Roger Wood

Roger Wood (4 October 1925 – 2 November 2012) was the editor of the Daily Express and New York Post.

Early life Wood was born in Antwerp, Belgium, and spoke no English until he was seven when he moved with his family to Great Britain. He served in the Royal Air Force in World War II. He graduated from Oxford University.

Daily Express In 1962, aged 37, he became the youngest editor of the Daily Express, succeeding Edward Pickering, editor while Edwards was deputy editor, Wood was both preceded and succeeded by Bob Edwards.

New York Post In 1975, he began working for Rupert Murdoch and edited the weekly Star Magazine until his move to The New York Post. In 1977, he became executive editor of the Post, succeeding Edwin Bolwell, six months after Murdoch bought the paper. Under Wood, circulation increased from 400,000 to over a million.

Death

Roger Wood died of cancer on 2 November 2012, aged 87, in New York City. He was survived by his wife, son and brother.