Mar 08 2010
Andrew Neil
Media Mogul and Broadcaster
Andrew Neil is a publisher, broadcaster and company chairman working out of London, New York, Dubai and the South of France. He is currently Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of Press Holdings Media Group, publishers of The Spectator, Spectator Business, Spectator Australia, Spectator India and Apollo, the world-renowned art magazine. He currently presents four editions of the Daily Politics on BBC2 every week, the award-winning This Week on BBC1 and Straight Talk with Andrew Neil on BBC News 24.
“An acknowledged expert on British, European & US politics & business”
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