10 Facts About Colin Myler

Colin Myler was raised Catholic, served as an altar boy and attended SS John Fisher and Thomas More Roman Catholic High School, at the time a secondary modern school, in Widnes.

Colin Myler started his career working for the Catholic Pictorial in Liverpool, before joining West Lancs Press Agency in Southport The Sun and later the Daily Mail.

Colin Myler was appointed news editor of the Sunday People, then moved to Today in 1985, before its launch, again as news editor.

Colin Myler was later appointed as Deputy Editor of the Sunday Mirror.

Colin Myler was made managing director of both the Daily and Sunday Mirror in 1995, but soon left to run Super League of Europe, the rugby league marketing body.

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Colin Myler returned to the Sunday Mirror in 1998, but resigned in 2001 after Judge David Poole ruled that an article he had published regarding accusations of assault against Leeds United FC footballers Lee Bowyer and Jonathan Woodgate risked prejudicing their trial.

Shortly after, Colin Myler moved to the United States and was appointed executive editor of the New York Post.

Colin Myler returned to London in 2007 to become editor of the News of the World and remained in post until the paper ceased publication on 10 July 2011.

In January 2012, Colin Myler was appointed editor-in-chief of the New York City Daily News.

Colin Myler is a practising Catholic and a second cousin of rugby player Frank Colin Myler.