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Press and Journal editor Peter Watson who oversaw 115k circ and nine daily editions dies aged 94

Press and Journal editor Peter Watson who oversaw 115k circ and nine daily editions dies aged 94 Peter Watson, the former editor of Aberdeen-based regional daily The Press and Journal died peacefully in his sleep on 6 February at his home in Aberdeen, aged 94. Buckie-born Watson, the second of four children, joined Aberdeen Journals Ltd as a copy boy, aged 14, in the production department (wire room). Timeline After national service with the Royal Armoured Corps in Egypt, Palestine and Cyprus, he transferred to the company’s Weekly Journal newspaper in an editorial role. He moved to The Press and Journal as a sub-editor in 1956 and subsequently served as features editor, assistant editor and deputy editor before succeeding James C. Grant as editor in 1975. He retired at the age of 60, in 1987, after 12 years in the editorial hotseat.

Tributes to former P&J editor who met with Thatcher and drove with Jackie Stewart during decades in the newsroom

© Unknown Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up When former P&J editor Peter Watson was given a journal by his granchildren he decided to jot down some of the highlights of his 45-year career – but ordered his family not to read it until he was gone. His daughters, who were told where it was kept, have now gained a deeper appreciation for their dad’s whirlwind life at the heart of the north news industry following his death at the age of 94.

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