Who

Dunn is the editorial director and editor-in-chief of the New York Daily News, which is owned by real estate billionaire Mort Zuckerman.

Backstory

A veteran of both domestic and foreign newspaper wars, Dunn is on his second tour of duty editing the News. After starting out his career in Birmingham and moving up to Britain's Daily Mail, Dunn spent time in New York in the late '70s as a freelance reporter, before moving back to the U.K. and laboring at Rupert Murdoch's notorious The Sun. (His first job was editing the "Bizarre" column.) Having learned the tactics of the enemy, in 1993 he arrived in New York as editor of the Daily News, shortly after the paper was purchased by Mort Zuckerman. Dunn helped the real estate billionaire lift the News out of the red in the '90s and even won a Pulitzer in the process, then returned to the U.K. in 1997 with plans to live a quiet life away from the media fray. But when the News started to slip in circulation, Zuckerman called on Dunn once again, and he faithfully returned as editorial director in 2003 after Ed Kosner was given the boot. Following Michael Cooke's departure in 2005, Dunn assumed the title of editor-in-chief as well. But his tenure may soon come to an end. He's been here five years now and is eager to move back to the U.K, and Zuckerman is said to be scouting for replacements.

Personal

Dunn's wife and kids live in the U.K. (His youngest child suffers from Asperger's syndrome.) He lives in a Tribeca apartment that he bought for $2.8 million in 2006.