Simon Cornes

2002-04-18: Simon Cornes, currently Editor of Reuters Audio News, has been appointed Managing Editor of BBC Radio Derby and BBCi, Derby. He takes over from Mike Bettison, who is now Managing Editor of BBC Radio Nottingham, on Monday, April 22. Cornes worked for BBC Radio Gloucester as News Editor in 1988 and subsequently was Director of Journalism at the London College of Printing during which period he performed consultancy work for Manx Radio and Classic FM.