LISA BYRNE BACKGROUND
Whether it was interviewing Brad Pitt and George Clooney on a yacht in Cannes, talking chukkas with HRH Prince William at the Polo or helping Dame Elizabeth Taylor walk down the aisle during the extravagant wedding ceremony of Liza Minnelli to David Gest, it’s safe to say I’ve had a rather colourful career. After spending years reporting for regional and national newspapers, I found my vocation at the helm of OK! Magazine, where I was Editor-in-Chief during the heady days of multi-million pound wedding deals with Hollywood icons, music stars and sporting legends.
But in 2015, armed with my bulging black contacts’ book of the great and good in media and celebrity, I decided to move back to my favourite city in the world, York, where I’d been very fortunate to grow up. After setting up my own bespoke PR company I’ve been lucky enough to attract luxury hotels, world-class restaurants and premium beauty brands as my clients.
But I haven’t deserted my journalistic background and continue to write features for national newspapers and magazines as well as a regular column for the county’s Bible, Yorkshire Life.