Julian Haviland
| Julian Haviland | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Julian Arthur Charles Haviland 8 June 1930 Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK |
| Residence | Pitlochry, Perthshire, Scotland |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Eton College, Berkshire |
| Alma mater | Magdalene College, University of Cambridge |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Spouse(s) | Caroline Barbour (m. 1959) |
| Children | 3 |
Julian Arthur Charles Haviland (born 8 June 1930), is a British print and broadcasting journalist of over sixty years' standing. He was a lobby correspondent at Westminster for over twenty years, and is the former Political Editor of Independent Television News (1975–81) and The Times newspaper (1981–86). He is also the author of two books.
Haviland was born on 8 June 1930, in the village of Iver Heath in Iver in south-east Buckinghamshire. He is the son of Major Leonard Proby Haviland of the 6th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers and Military Secretary to the Governor-General of New Zealand, and Helen Dorothea Fergusson, the daughter of General Sir Charles and Lady Alice Fergusson. Haviland was educated at Eton College, a boarding independent school in the town of Eton (near Windsor) in Berkshire in South East England, followed by Magdalene College at the University of Cambridge.
After leaving university, Haviland joined the Surrey Advertiser and worked as a reporter. He then joined the Johannesburg Star in South Africa as a reporter, where he learned to speak Afrikaans, returning to the UK in 1959. He then joined The Daily Telegraph newspaper in London and became its sub-editor, and was a reporter for the London Evening Standard.
In 1961, Haviland joined Independent Television News as a reporter and occasional newscaster. He became ITN's Political Correspondent in 1965, and in 1975 its Political Editor. He reported on the devaluation crisis facing Harold Wilson, the election of Edward Heath and the four-day week, the subsequent return of Wilson to power and was the first person to interview Mrs. Thatcher on the evening of her victory in the Conservative Party Leadership Contest, on 11 February 1975. He also interviewed James Callaghan when he became Prime Minister a year later. Haviland contrasted his attitude to political reporting with that of ITN's then-News Editor, Don Horobin, thus: "(for him) it was the Daily Mail that set ITN's agenda. My view was that at ITN we must be at least as responsible and accurate as the BBC, without being so damned boring". Known for his personal kindness off-screen, his television reporting was crisp, well-expressed and fair, and he had a gift for explaining complicated issues succinctly. He was also known on-screen for wearing a plain jersey below the jacket rather than the more formal attire of a waistcoat.
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