Barry McIlheney (born 1960) is a

British British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies. ** Britishness, the British identity and common culture * British English, ...

journalist, editor, broadcaster and publisher. Born in

Belfast Belfast ( , ; from ga, Béal Feirste , meaning 'mouth of the sand-bank ford') is the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland, standing on the banks of the River Lagan on the east coast. It is the 12th-largest city in the United Kingdom ...

Northern Ireland Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label= Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, that is variously described as a country, province or region. Nort ...

, McIlheney is a graduate of Trinity College, Dublin,

Republic of Ireland Ireland ( ga, Éire ), also known as the Republic of Ireland (), is a country in north-western Europe consisting of 26 of the 32 Counties of Ireland, counties of the island of Ireland. The capital and largest city is Dublin, on the eastern ...

, and London's City University.

Journalism and management career

After a brief spell in local newspapers and at '' Melody Maker'' magazine, McIlheney was appointed editor of '' Smash Hits'' in 1986, seeing its circulation rise double to 800,000 during his time in the job. From there he moved on to become launch editor of ''

Empire An empire is a "political unit" made up of several territories and peoples, "usually created by conquest, and divided between a dominant center and subordinate peripheries". The center of the empire (sometimes referred to as the metropole) ex ...

'' magazine, which launched in May 1989. He was the managing editor of the UK version of '' Premiere'' magazine when in launched in September 1992. In 1994, McIlheney became managing director of EMAP Metro, publishers of ''Empire'' and ''Smash Hits'', as well as other titles such as '' Q'' and '' Mojo'', and just after they had acquired ''

FHM ''FHM'' (For Him Magazine) is a British multinational men's lifestyle magazine that was published in several countries. Its master edition contained features such as the ''FHM'' 100 Sexiest Women in the World, which has featured models, actres ...

''. In 1999 he launched ''

Heat In thermodynamics, heat is defined as the form of energy crossing the boundary of a thermodynamic system by virtue of a temperature difference across the boundary. A thermodynamic system does not ''contain'' heat. Nevertheless, the term is ...

'' and a year later became chief executive of EMAP Elan, publishers of ''Elle'', ''Red'', and ''The Face''. In 2003, McIlheney moved into new product development, overseeing the launch of ''

Zoo A zoo (short for zoological garden; also called an animal park or menagerie) is a facility in which animals are kept within enclosures for public exhibition and often bred for conservation purposes. The term ''zoological garden'' refers to zoo ...

'' both in the UK and Australia. At the end of 2006, McIlheney moved to a consultancy role, working on new titles at EMAP. In January 2008 he became editor-in-chief at Sport Media Group. Responsible for a £1 million relaunch in April 2008 of their newspaper titles, the ''

Daily Sport The ''Daily Sport'' was a tabloid newspaper published in the United Kingdom by Daily Sport Ltd., which specialised in celebrity news and softcore pornographic stories and images. The daily paper was launched in 1991 by David Sullivan, followin ...

'' and ''

Sunday Sport The ''Sunday Sport'' is a British tabloid newspaper that was founded by David Sullivan in 1986. It mainly publishes images of topless female glamour models, and is well known for publishing sensationalized, fictionalized, and satirical conten ...

'', McIlheney left the role the following July after a decline in sales, to another post within the company.Oliver Luf
"Daily Sport editor-in-chief leaves role"
''The Guardian'', 22 July 2008 In 2009 he launched media consultancy ''mcilheneybovis'' with newspaper art director Julian Bovis and has written for publications including '' The Word'' magazine. McIlheney is Chief Executive of the Professional Publishers Association (PPA).

References

External links

*
''The Word'' magazine''Media Week''''The Guardian''McIlheneyBovis
{{DEFAULTSORT:McIlheney, Barry 1960 births British male journalists Living people Journalists from Northern Ireland Editors from Northern Ireland Broadcasters from Northern Ireland