Andrew Neil Joins Rupert Murdoch’s Times Radio For UK, U.S. Elections After Holding Channel 4 Talks
deadline.comAndrew Neil is reuniting with Rupert Murdoch’s media empire to host UK and U.S. election coverage. The former BBC presenter and chairman of The Spectator magazine has signed with Times Radio, the established digital radio station launched as a spin-off of The Times newspaper.
Neil will host a daily news show from September 9. It will air in the 1PM slot from Monday to Thursday and feature interviews with high-profile politicians and influential figures.
Neil has a long history of working for Murdoch interests in the UK. He was the founding chairman of Sky (now owned by Comcast) and was editor of The Sunday Times for more than a decade.
Deadline hears that Neil has taken up his role at Times Radio after he held talks with Channel 4 over a potential election night role.
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