'He always knew what was needed to add that extra magic and sparkle to the event every year – and he never gave up in his pursuit of perfection. He said: “Without Peter’s drive, creativity and tenacity, Pride of Britain would never have become the national institution it is. Lloyd Embley, group editor-in-chief of Sunday Mirror publisher Reach PLC, said his contribution was “enormous”. 1 He worked first at the Daily Mail, then in 1956 became Deputy Subeditor of the Daily Mirror. The son of Arthur Christiansen, editor of the Daily Express, Michael followed his father into journalism. Pride of Britain founder Peter Willis has passed away suddenly at the age of 54. Well-connected founder of the Pride of Britain awards and editor of the Daily Mirror for whom the sky was no limit.

Once Peter decided to do something, he made it happen. Michael Robin Christiansen (7 April 1927 12 June 1984) was a British newspaper editor. When colleagues said he was unfit, he ran the London Marathon to prove them wrong. Outside work, Peter had a kind word for everyone, made every leaving speech hilarious and was often first to get up and dance at office parties. Peter had an acute sense of history and when the anniversary of VE Day or Remembrance Sunday came around he took pride in telling the stories of the struggles and sacrifices of those ordinary people who made modern Britain. Daily Mail & General Trust (Viscount Rothermere) Ted Verity Partisanship 2019. His latest role was Mirror executive editor. Mirror Reach (Nick Prettejohn) Peter Willis Sunday Express Reach (Nick. He worked at The Sun, the Express and the Star before joining the Daily Mirror in 1997. Peter started at the Manchester Evening News, aged 18.

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