Greg Wright

About

I'm an award-winning journalist who has worked for major regional newspapers, regional magazines, the Press Association and a pioneering news website which earned a place in The Guinness Book of Records. I've also supplied business stories for the national newspaper, the i, (including an obituary of Sir Ken Morrison) which was part of Johnston Press/JPI Media from 2016 to 2020 and for our sister paper, The Yorkshire Evening Post.I've won 18 business journalism awards. I've been ranked at 158 in Richtopia's list of the top 250 business journalists in the world. The Yorkshire Post's former business editor Mark Casci said: "Greg is one of the finest journalists I have worked with in my career. He embodies the spirit of investigative journalism which The Yorkshire Post has been synonymous with for decades."James Mitchinson, the editor of The Yorkshire Post, said after I was voted Regional Business Journalist of the Year at the Society of Editors' Awards 2019: "A more worthy winner you will struggle to find. Technically brilliant; tenacious; compassionate."Kevin Hollinrake MP, the former co-chairman of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Fair Business Banking, described me as "one of a small number of journalists who have continually highlighted banking scandals and the need for truth and redress". My role as The Yorkshire Post's deputy business editor has given me the opportunity to chair a wide range of political debates and business seminars with celebrities including Sir Clive Woodward.I've interviewed the likes of Bob Geldof, George Osborne, Sir Keir Starmer, Gordon Brown and Angela Rayner. I was one of the first journalists to write about the "Calendar Girls" of Rylstone WI, a story which inspired a major film.During the dotcom boom, I worked on the business desk at Ananova.com, the news service which featured the world's first virtual newscaster. I've played a major role in developing The Yorkshire Post's award-winning content, and establishing our Excellence in Business and Ward Hadaway Fastest 50 awards. I've appeared on Sky News, the BBC news channel and BBC local radio to discuss business-related topics. I've also been interviewed on talkRadio about the loan charge scandal and the economic success of Ilkley. I've chaired a childcare coalition fringe event at the Conservative Party conference in Manchester and hosted The Yorkshire Post's Environment Awards, alongside Natalie Bennett, the former leader of the Green Party.