Val McCalla, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Val McCalla

Jamaican newspaper publisher

Date of Birth: 03-Oct-1943

Date of Death: 22-Aug-2002

Profession: writer, businessperson

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Val Irvine McCalla (3 October 1943 – 22 August 2002) was a Jamaican accountant and media entrepreneur who settled in Britain in 1959.
He is best known as the founder of The Voice, a British weekly newspaper aimed at the Britain's black community, which he established in 1982 as a voice for the British African-Caribbean community.
He was honoured as a pioneering publisher for the community, but also faced critics who deemed him sensationalistic.In the 100 Great Black Britons poll conducted in 1997, Val McCalla was voted number 68.