Tim Radford
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9 October 1940
Tim Radford | |
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 Radford in 2012 | |
| Born | Timothy Robin Radford 9 October 1940 Rawene, New Zealand |
| Died | 10 February 2025 (aged 84) |
| Education | Sacred Heart College, Auckland |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist and writer |
| Notable credit(s) | Science editor at The Guardian, 1980–2005 |
| Spouse |
Maureen Coveney
(m. 1964; died 2024) |
| Children | 2 |
Timothy Robin Radford (9 October 1940 – 10 February 2025) was a British journalist who was the science editor for The Guardian newspaper from 1980 to 2005.
Timothy Robin Radford was born in Rawene, New Zealand, on 9 October 1940, and grew up in Devonport, near Auckland.[1] He was educated at Sacred Heart College, Auckland.[1][2] At 16, he joined The New Zealand Herald as a reporter. He moved to the United Kingdom in 1961, where he worked for Fishing News, followed by jobs on local newspapers.[3] He then had a stint as a civil servant, working at first as a Whitehall information officer,[1] and subsequently working in journalism, notably for The Guardian newspaper, as well as being a contributor to other publications including The Lancet, New Scientist and The London Review of Books.[4]
Career
Radford worked for The Guardian for 32 years. Over the course of his career, he was letters editor, arts editor, literary editor, and science editor — holding the last post from 1980 until 2005.[5] Radford became increasingly interested in climate change and wrote his first book The Crisis of Life on Earth in 1990.[3] He also served on the UK committee for the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction.
In 2011 he co-founded the Climate News Network website.[3]
