Paul Fox was born on October 27, 1925 in Germany. He was an editor and producer, known for Panorama (1953), Grandstand (1958) and Sportsview (1954). He was married to Betty Nathan. He died in April 2024.
He came up with the idea of BBC Sports Personality Of The Year, which was first awarded to runner Sir Chris Chataway in 1954.
Paul Fox joined the BBC in the 1950s as a newsreel scriptwriter before going on to edit round-up show Sportsview and news and investigation programme Panorama.
He was also a former chairman of breakfast franchise consortium Daybreak TV and was a board member of Thames Television.