Hugh Pym

Hugh Pym (born 1959) is a British journalist and author.

Early life

Pym was educated at Marlborough College and the University of Oxford, graduating BA in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics in 1981.

Career

A financial and political journalist now working for the BBC, Pym was a BBC radio journalist from 1986 to 1987, then producer of "Business Daily" at Channel 4, 1987-1988, correspondent with ITN, 1988-1998, and a freelance broadcaster with Sky Television in 1999-2000. He is currently a BBC special correspondent covering Economics. In 2008, he took on the role of acting Economics Editor during the maternity leave of Stephanie Flanders.

While presenting a story for the six o'clock evening news bulletin, Pym often stands up, in a bid to inject 'vim and vigour' into what might otherwise be rather boring and drab.

He has also published books (including a study of Gordon Brown's first year in office as Chancellor of the Exchequer) and has been a Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate in North Wiltshire.

With his wife Susan, he has two sons and a daughter.

Publications

*"The Guinness Affair: Anatomy of a Scandal" (London, Christopher Helm Publishers, 1987, ISBN 978-0747026051), with Nick Kochan
*"Unit and Investment Trusts" (Allied Dunbar Money Guides)" (London, Sweet & Maxwell, 1988, ISBN 978-0851213835)
*"Gordon Brown: The First Year in Power" (London, Bloomsbury, 1998, ISBN 978-0747537014), with Nick Kochan

References

* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/vote2001/candidates/candidates/6/66278.stm Hugh Pym] at news.bbc.co.uk

External links

* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2552171/ Hugh Pym] at IMdB