Ben Preston has been the editor of Radio Times, Britain’s best-selling quality magazine, since 2009.
Previously, Preston was executive editor at The Independent and has held a number of senior positions on national newspapers, including The Times, where he spent eight years as deputy editor and a year in the editor’s chair. He began his career in 1987 as a reporter on the Bristol Evening Post and went on to work for the Press Association before moving to The Times.
In 2013 Radio Times was named PPA Magazine of the Year and Media Brand of the Year at the British Media Awards in May 2016, Preston was named BSME Editor of the Year in 2014.