Chris Baur

For the American actor, see Chris Bauer.

Christopher Frank Baur (28 May 1942 – 23 January 2026) was a Scottish broadcast journalist.[1] Between 1985 and 1988, he was the editor of The Scotsman newspaper.[2]

Early life and education

Baur was born on 28 May 1942 in Oxted, Surrey, but was raised in Scotland from the age of three.[3] He was educated at Dalhousie Preparatory School and Strathallan School in Perthshire, Scotland.[2]

Career

Baur joined The Scotsman as a copy boy in 1960 and trained as a journalist, becoming the industrial reporter in 1963 as well as covering Scottish politics from 1972.[2]

In 1973 he was appointed Scottish correspondent of the Financial Times and political correspondent of BBC Scotland.[4]: 53  During this period, he made a programme for BBC Two called "Power of Scotland" which won the Royal Television Society's Journalism Award for the 'best current affairs documentary programme' of 1978.[5]: 8 

In 1978 he became an assistant editor at The Scotsman, writing on politics and economic affairs.[2] Between 1983 and 1988 he was its deputy editor, then editor.[6] From 1988 to 1994 he again worked at the Financial Times.[2]

Between 1990 and 1994 he was also the editor of Scottish Business Insider and became managing director of the Edinburgh-based Insider Group – a subsidiary of Trinity Mirror.[7][8][9] Baur was one of the team of four directors who sold Scottish Business Insider magazine and its spin-offs to the Daily Record in 2001.[7]

Death

Baur died on 23 January 2026, at the age of 83.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Private World" (PDF). Clydesdale Bank. 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Baur, Christopher Frank". Who's Who. Vol. 2016 (November 2015 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 29 December 2015. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  3. ^ "New moves afoot". Student: Edinburgh University Student Newspaper. 13 February 1986. p. 16.
  4. ^ Roy, Kenneth (1993). The Closing Headlines: Inside Scottish Broadcasting. Carrick Media. ISBN 0946724326.
  5. ^ Hetherington, Alastair (1992). Inside BBC Scotland 1975-80. Whitewater Press. ISBN 095196190X.
  6. ^ "Editors of The Scotsman". The Scotsman. 2008. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
  7. ^ a b "In Brief". Press Gazette. 26 February 2003. Retrieved 15 January 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  8. ^ "Customer Magazines". Marketing Magazine. 20 November 1997. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
  9. ^ "Chris Baur". Editions Financial. 2004. Archived from the original on 15 August 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
  10. ^ "Scotsman Obituaries: Chris Baur, journalist who progressed from copy boy to Scotsman Editor". The Scotsman. Retrieved 27 February 2026.
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