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United Kingdom Hugh Pym has established a career as a prominent British journalist and author, specializing in financial, political, and health reporting.
Hugh Pym is the BBC's health editor, reporting on politics, economics, public spending and NHS finance for more than two decades.
Hugh Pym is represented by Andrew Lownie, a literary agent with a strong record in non-fiction. The agency facilitated the sale of Pym's book 'The Coronavirus Pandemic' to Manchester University Press.
Manchester University Press acquired the global rights to Hugh Pym's book, 'The Coronavirus Pandemic,' in December 2022.
Hugh Ruthven Pym, born on October 18, 1959, in Malmesbury, Wiltshire, received his education at Marlborough College before pursuing Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at Christ Church, Oxford, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in 1981. He furthered his studies in Broadcast Journalism at Falmouth College, earning a Certificate in Journalism. His early career included working in radio at Viking Radio in Hull and as a BBC Radio journalist from 1986 to 1987. He then served as a producer for “Business Daily” at Channel 4 from 1987 to 1988, followed by a decade as a correspondent with ITN from 1988 to 1998, and a period as a freelance broadcaster with British Sky Broadcasting from 1999 to 2000.
Pym rejoined the BBC in 2001, initially as a special correspondent covering economics. He served as the acting economics editor during Stephanie Flanders’ maternity leave in 2008 and later became the BBC’s chief economics correspondent. In late 2013, he again took on the role of acting economics editor when Flanders departed the BBC. A significant turning point in his career came in March 2014, when he was appointed as the BBC’s health editor, a position he continues to hold. In this role, he has covered health developments, including the economics of the NHS and global health matters, making appearances on programs such as “Six O’Clock News,” “One O’Clock News,” “BBC News at Ten O’Clock,” and “BBC Weekend News.”
Throughout his career, Pym has also authored several books, including “The Guinness Affair” (1987) and “Gordon Brown: The First Year in Power” (1998), both co-written with Nick Kochan. His work “Inside the Banking Crisis” (2014) further demonstrated his expertise in financial journalism. In 2020, Hugh Pym was awarded the British Journalism Review Charles Wheeler Award for Outstanding Contribution to Broadcast Journalism, recognizing his comprehensive coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic. He has also been a parliamentary candidate for the Liberal Democrats in North Wiltshire in the 2001 general election.
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