Former Advertiser journalist who mentored a young Clarkson has died

By Paul Whitehouse
Published 16th Aug 2024, 10:52 BST
Updated 16th Aug 2024, 10:52 BST
Features editor: Jan SadlerFeatures editor: Jan Sadler
Features editor: Jan Sadler
A FORMER Rotherham Advertiser journalist, who mentored a young Jeremy Clarkson in the early days of his career, has died shortly before her 85th birthday.

Jan Sadler had started her career in newspapers dealing with ‘births, deaths and marriages’ advertising notices, where Rawmarsh was part of her ‘patch’.

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She then moved into news, returning to the Advertiser after a spell with The Star in Sheffield, and progressed to become features editor, with responsibility for the women’s page the Advertiser published in that era.

Her daughter, Jo Savill, said she remembered mentoring Clarkson, a fact she remained proud of, and followed his career until his most recent success with the Diddly Squat farm series on television.

Different era: Jan experiencing the varied work of local journalismDifferent era: Jan experiencing the varied work of local journalism
Different era: Jan experiencing the varied work of local journalism

Her career continued under the editorship of Doug Molloy, before she took early retirement and moved from Broom to Scarborough.

She died after spending time with her daughters and had asked for no funeral, with a request for donations to the RNLI and Dogs Trust instead.

Related topics:Jeremy ClarksonRawmarshSheffieldScarboroughBroomRNLI

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