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Tributes to 'charm personified' former M.E.N. journalist Andy Nott - who also sang in a band
27.06.2022 - 21:29 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Charm, a sharp wit, and a wicked sense of humour can take you a long way as a journalist. Andy Nott, the former Manchester Evening News reporter, had all three in spades.
He was also a talented wordsmith, an astute collector of key contacts for getting the inside track on crime stories, and the vocalist in the MEN's band. He was unapologetically "old school" - embracing with gusto the necessity to "meet" cops and other suppliers of news tips in pubs and clubs across the city and beyond.
He, was the prince of a legendary cluster of MEN reporters who would hold court in The Abercrombie a backstreet boozer, when the paper lived on Deansgate, and later Scott Place. Having a ball was as imperative as landing that front page exclusive to him.
Dozens of tributes have been paid to Andy, 66, who died at Salford Royal Hospital, on Friday after suffering serious head injuries in a fall at his home in Handforth, Cheshire, a week earlier.
As well as looking after green new recruits entering the buzz, speed, and tough environment of the MEN newsroom his very presence often provided masterclass in how to nurture contacts, and speak on the phone with nous and calm news-gathering style. He was a crime reporter at the MEN for 18 years.
He could also be a loyal friend. Former MEN colleagues remember him with affection. Bernard Spilsbury, recalled: "So, sad. Andy had an unstoppable sense of humour and a personality that could charm the birds off the trees...and often did!"
Don Frame said: "The very best of men. Was fortunate to have worked and played with Notty for so long. Farewell old chum," and Adam Moss said: "Really sad to hear this. Apart from being a top notch journo Andy was always thorough gent. He taught me so much when I started
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