Hugh Ruthven Pym was born on 18 October 1959 and is a British journalist and author.
14 Facts About Hugh Pym
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Hugh Ruthven Pym was born on 18 October 1959 in Malmesbury, Wiltshire.
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Hugh Pym was educated at Marlborough College, a private school in Wiltshire.
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Hugh Pym went on to read Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at Christ Church, Oxford.
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Hugh Pym graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1981.
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Hugh Pym undertook post-graduate study in Broadcast Journalism at Falmouth College and gained a Certificate in Journalism Cert.
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Hugh Pym's great-grandfather was Walter Pym, a bishop, and his great-uncle was Leslie Ruthven Pym, a Conservative MP, whose son was Francis Pym, Baron Pym, who was notably Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs during the Falklands War.
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Hugh Pym's grandfather was Leslie's brother Thomas Wentworth Pym, a vicar.
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Hugh Pym's mother was a member of the Clark family.
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Hugh Pym was the producer of Business Daily at Channel 4 from 1987 to 1988, a correspondent with ITN from 1988 to 1998, and a freelance broadcaster with British Sky Broadcasting from 1999 to 2000.
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Hugh Pym rejoined the BBC in 2001 after a spell of work at Sky News.
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Hugh Pym was a BBC special correspondent covering economics until 2008, when he took on the role of acting economics editor during the maternity leave of Stephanie Flanders.
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Hugh Pym was the recipient of the 2020 British Journalism Review Charles Wheeler award in recognition of his coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Hugh Pym achieved 20,212 votes but lost to the Conservative James Gray.