Eve Pollard: Early Career

Starting out in women’s magazines, Eve rose to edit both the Sunday Mirror and Sunday Express, as well as magazine supplements for many of the national Sunday papers. Returning to women’s titles she also launched Elle magazine in the US as its first editor-in-chief (1985).She also edited the Sunday magazine for the News of the World and the Mail on Sunday ‘You magazine’. Eve also enjoyed a short stint as features editor of TV-am in the early 80’s

TV Personality

Today, Eve is a regular reporter on BBC1’s The One Show. She also frequently appears on radio and TV from The News Quiz to You and Yours, This Morning to Have I Got News For You, Loose Women to the Daily Politics. Eve is also a published novelist and biographer.

A respected commentator on the media, its future, and its effects, Eve is a member of the Competition Commission’s Newspaper Takeover Panel. She also lectures in media studies at Bournemouth University, where she is a visiting fellow. Eve is an active supporter and campaigner for the promotion of women’s health, and is vice-chairman of the Wellbeing of Women charity.

In 1999 she was appointed as a member of the Competition Commission’s Newspaper Takeover Panel. She is a trustee of the women’s health charity Wellbeing of Women and was honoured in 2008 with an OBE for her services to journalism.

Eve Pollard: Author

Eve Pollard is the author of a best-selling book on the life of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and has written four books including Splash, Best of Enemies, Double Trouble and Unfinished Business.

Eve Pollard: Guest Speaker

Eve speaks on a number of issues including the media, politics and society, and women in business. After dinner, Eve has tales from Fleet Street and the corridors of power which feature everyone from Margaret Thatcher to Alastair Campbell and Rupert Murdoch. She is also an experienced and accomplished host and facilitator.

‘Journalist, editor and novelist Eve has a wealth of experience in the corporate field and is especially interesting as an after dinner speaker. She has spoken at the Women of Distinction Awards and Women of the Year. Eve has also entertained amongst others the National Council for the training of Journalists, British Telecom and the children’s charity NCH. In the 2008 Birthday Honours Eve was awarded the OBE’.