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{{short description|British music journalist}}{{Infobox writer
| name = David Hepworth
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| caption = Hepworth in 2014.
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| birth_place = Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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* Music journalist
* essayist
* television presenter
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| alma_mater = [[Middlesex Polytechnic]] <!-- No degrees/graduation dates/majors, etc. -->
| period = 1979–present
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| website = {{URL|davidhepworth.com}}
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{{For|the British racing driver|David Hepworth (racing driver)}}
'''David Hepworth''' (born 27 July 1950) is a British music journalist, writer, television presenter, and publishing industry analyst. He was instrumental in the foundation of a number of popular magazines in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. Along with the journalist, editor and broadcaster [[Mark Ellen]], he turned the pop magazine ''[[Smash Hits]]'' into one of the most popular UK music magazines of the 1980s. A presenter of ''[[The Old Grey Whistle Test]]'' in the 1980s, he co-presented the BBC broadcast of [[Live Aid]] in 1985.<ref>Dylan, Jones. "The Eighties: One Day, One Decade". Random House, 6 June 2013</ref>
==Early life==
David Hepworth was born in [[Dewsbury]], then in the [[West Riding of Yorkshire]], and attended the [[Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Wakefield|Queen Elizabeth Grammar School]], [[Wakefield]], and Trent Park College of Education. He studied Drama and Education at [[Middlesex University|Middlesex Polytechnic]] (now [[Middlesex University]]), graduating in 1972. He worked for HMV and [[Beserkley Records]], before becoming a freelance journalist.
==Career==
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In 2006, Hepworth sold his independent publishing company Development Hell to the [[Ascential|EMAP]] group (today known as Ascential).<ref name="mag">"[https://www.theguardian.com/media/2008/apr/14/2 Dispatches: Last mag standing]". ''The Guardian'', 14 April 2008. Retrieved 17 January 2021</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2008-01-28 |title=My Mentor: Dominic Smith on David Hepworth |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/my-mentor-dominic-smith-on-david-hepworth-774785.html |access-date=2023-06-23 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref>
In 2021, Hepworth's book ''1971 – Never a Dull Moment: Rock's Golden Year'' was adapted by [[Academy Awards|Oscar]] and [[Bafta]]-winning director [[Asif Kapadia]] into the [[Apple TV+]] documentary mini-series ''1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Linden |first=Sheri |date=2021-05-20 |title=Apple TV+
In December 2023 Hepworth was a member of the team for [[Middlesex University]] which participated in BBC's ''[[Christmas University Challenge]]''. The team beat [[Corpus Christi College, Oxford]], by 175 points to 80, in the final.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001ty29/university-challenge-christmas-2023-episode-9 | title=University Challenge - Christmas 2023: Episode 9 }}</ref>
==Publications==
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