Jay, former BBC economics editor, dies at 87

Peter Jay

Peter Jay, the former economics editor of the BBC, has died aged 87.

A BBC story states, “At various times, Jay was also economics editor of the Times newspaper, presenter of ITV’s Weekend World, British Ambassador to Washington, launch chairman of TV-am and chief of staff to Robert Maxwell.

“In a statement, his family said: ‘Peter Jay’s family are very sad to announce he died peacefully at home today 22 September aged 87.

“‘He was a much loved husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, cousin, friend, and colleague.’

“Charming, brilliant and arrogant in equal measure, he was famously described at school as ‘the cleverest young man in England.'”

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Chris Roush

Chris Roush was the dean of the School of Communications at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. He was previously Walter E. Hussman Sr. Distinguished Professor in business journalism at UNC-Chapel Hill. He is a former business journalist for Bloomberg News, Businessweek, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Tampa Tribune and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. He is the author of the leading business reporting textbook "Show me the Money: Writing Business and Economics Stories for Mass Communication" and "Thinking Things Over," a biography of former Wall Street Journal editor Vermont Royster.