Jean Wishart
| Jean Wishart OBE | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Jean Boughton Wishart 8 October 1920 |
| Died |
16 November 2016 (aged 96) Auckland, New Zealand |
| Known for | Editor of New Zealand Woman's Weekly (1952–1985) |
Jean Boughton Wishart OBE (8 October 1920 – 16 November 2016) was a New Zealand journalist who was the editor of the New Zealand Woman's Weekly from 1952 until 1985.
Biography
Born in 1920, Wishart joined the New Zealand Woman's Weekly as an office girl when she left school. She eventually rose to become the magazine's editor in 1952. During her 33-year tenure as editor—the longest in the magazine's history—circulation increased from about 100,000 to a peak of 250,000 in the early 1980s.[1]
She served as a director of NZ News Ltd from 1975, and was a member of the council of the Auckland Chamber of Commerce.[1]
In the 1985 Queen's Birthday Honours Wishart was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for services to journalism.[2]
Wishart never married. She died in Auckland on 16 November 2016 at the age of 96.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Akoorie, Natalie (16 November 2016). "Legendary Woman's Weekly editor Jean Wishart dies aged 96". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 50155. p. 30. 15 June 1985. Retrieved 19 November 2016.