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Obituary: Charlie Duncan, larger-than-life newspaper executive


Died: January 16, 2021
CHARLIE Duncan, who has died aged 77, was a journalist and newspaper executive who worked at the heart of Scottish tabloid journalism when it was at the height of its dominance and success in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s: on some days, the Daily Record, where he was night editor, could be selling close to a million copies.
The job of night editor was one of the most important on a big-selling tabloid. Working back-shifts, Charlie was in charge of getting the paper to press and would often have to tear up most of the pages when a big story broke and had to redesign the whole thing. This he could do quickly, efficiently and with flair; he could also inspire his team of sub-editors: deadlines were sacrosanct and when things got tight, he’d call for “ramming speed”. ....

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