Tributes to former Post editor Reedy

TRIBUTES have been paid to a former editor of The Birmingham Post, who has died aged 91.

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Jack Reedy joined the Post in 1964 as features editor after a career at the Sheffield Telegraph, Lancashire Evening Telegraph, Sunday Times and The Guardian. He then took the editorship of the Post from 1974-82.

He later went on to have a ten-year career as senior national and regional officer of the Independent Broadcasting Authority.

Born in Manchester, Mr Reedy was chairman of the West Midland Region of the Guild of British Newspaper Editors from 1979-80 as well as serving as its secretary and vice-president between 1980-82.