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Iestyn George

Iestyn George is a Welsh journalist, who previously worked as an editor at both NME and GQ and is now a lecturer at University of Brighton.

During the 1990s, George was a writer for NME magazine,^[1] and became news editor.^[2] He became the marketing manager for Welsh band the Manic Street Preachers between 1999 and 2003.^[3] By 2001, George was also the music editor for GQ magazine,^[4] and became deputy editor at Golf Punk magazine.^[5]

He became editor of Rio magazine in 2009; it was the brainchild of Manchester United player Rio Ferdinand, who acted as editor-in-chief.^[6] He is presently the lecturer at University of Brighton.^[7]

Iestyn George is the son of Welsh broadcaster Beti George.^[8] He is the brother-in-law of Loaded co-founder and Golf Punk founder Tim Southwell.^[9]