Donald Trelford

Who is Donald Trelford?

Donald Trelford is a British journalist and academic, who was editor of The Observer newspaper from 1975 to 1993. He was also a director of The Observer from 1975 to 1993 and Chief Executive from 1992 to 1993.

In 1994, he was appointed Professor of Journalism Studies at the University of Sheffield, and became a Visiting Professor in 2004 and Emeritus Professor in 2007.

Trelford was a member of the Council of the Advertising Standards Authority until 2008 and Chairman of the London Press Club. He was also a member of the Newspaper Panel of the Competition Commission from 2001-7.

He is a regular broadcaster and has published books on snooker and cricket and co-authored a book on the 1993 Times World Chess Championship in London between Nigel Short and Garry Kasparov.