diff --git a/code/Reports/AbstractCMSReport.php b/code/Reports/AbstractCMSReport.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dcd4ebe5fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/Reports/AbstractCMSReport.php
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace SilverStripe\CMS\Reports;
+
+use SilverStripe\CMS\Controllers\CMSPageEditController;
+use SilverStripe\CMS\Model\SiteTree;
+use SilverStripe\Control\Controller;
+use SilverStripe\Reports\Report;
+use SilverStripe\Security\Member;
+use SilverStripe\Versioned\Versioned;
+
+/**
+ * Provides some common functionality for all CMS module reports
+ */
+abstract class AbstractCMSReport extends Report
+{
+    /**
+     * By default we provide the page title with a clickable link, the last edited date and the member's name
+     * who last edited the page.
+     *
+     * @return array[]
+     */
+    public function columns()
+    {
+        // @todo remove coupling to global state
+        $isDraft = isset($_REQUEST['filters']['CheckSite']) && $_REQUEST['filters']['CheckSite'] === 'Draft';
+        if ($isDraft) {
+            $dateTitle = _t(__CLASS__ . '.ColumnDateLastModified', 'Date last modified');
+        } else {
+            $dateTitle = _t(__CLASS__ . '.ColumnDateLastPublished', 'Date last published');
+        }
+        $linkBase = CMSPageEditController::singleton()->Link('show');
+
+        return [
+            'Title' => [
+                'title' => _t(__CLASS__ . '.PageName', 'Page name'),
+                'formatting' => function ($value, $item) use ($linkBase) {
+                    return sprintf(
+                        '<a href="%s" title="%s">%s</a>',
+                        Controller::join_links($linkBase, $item->ID),
+                        _t(__CLASS__ . '.HoverTitleEditPage', 'Edit page'),
+                        $value
+                    );
+                },
+            ],
+            'LastEdited' => [
+                'title' => $dateTitle,
+                'casting' => 'DBDatetime->Full',
+            ],
+            'AuthorID' => [
+                'title' =>  _t(__CLASS__ . '.LastEditor', 'Last Editor'),
+                'formatting' => function ($value, SiteTree $item) {
+                    $latestVersion = Versioned::get_latest_version(SiteTree::class, $item->ID);
+                    if (!$latestVersion) {
+                        return '';
+                    }
+
+                    /** @var Member $member */
+                    $member = Member::get()->byID($latestVersion->AuthorID);
+                    if ($member) {
+                        return sprintf('%s %s', $member->FirstName, $member->Surname);
+                    }
+                    return '';
+                },
+            ],
+        ];
+    }
+}
diff --git a/code/Reports/BrokenFilesReport.php b/code/Reports/BrokenFilesReport.php
index 9aa036495b..d21e68c14b 100644
--- a/code/Reports/BrokenFilesReport.php
+++ b/code/Reports/BrokenFilesReport.php
@@ -8,13 +8,11 @@
 use SilverStripe\Core\ClassInfo;
 use SilverStripe\Forms\CheckboxField;
 use SilverStripe\Forms\FieldList;
-use SilverStripe\Reports\Report;
 use SilverStripe\ORM\DB;
 use SilverStripe\Versioned\Versioned;
 
-class BrokenFilesReport extends Report
+class BrokenFilesReport extends AbstractCMSReport
 {
-
     public function title()
     {
         return _t(__CLASS__.'.BROKENFILES', "Pages with broken files");
@@ -42,16 +40,6 @@ public function sourceRecords($params = null)
         return Versioned::get_by_stage(SiteTree::class, $stage, $classFilter);
     }
 
-    public function columns()
-    {
-        return array(
-            "Title" => array(
-                "title" => "Title", // todo: use NestedTitle(2)
-                "link" => true,
-            ),
-        );
-    }
-
     public function getParameterFields()
     {
         return new FieldList(
diff --git a/code/Reports/BrokenLinksReport.php b/code/Reports/BrokenLinksReport.php
index c9ca159bb7..78d7e66445 100644
--- a/code/Reports/BrokenLinksReport.php
+++ b/code/Reports/BrokenLinksReport.php
@@ -2,25 +2,21 @@
 
 namespace SilverStripe\CMS\Reports;
 
-use SilverStripe\CMS\Controllers\CMSPageEditController;
 use SilverStripe\CMS\Model\RedirectorPage;
 use SilverStripe\CMS\Model\SiteTree;
 use SilverStripe\CMS\Model\VirtualPage;
 use SilverStripe\Control\Controller;
-use SilverStripe\Core\ClassInfo;
 use SilverStripe\Forms\DropdownField;
 use SilverStripe\Forms\FieldList;
-use SilverStripe\Versioned\Versioned;
-use SilverStripe\ORM\DataObject;
 use SilverStripe\ORM\ArrayList;
-use SilverStripe\Reports\Report;
+use SilverStripe\ORM\DataObject;
+use SilverStripe\Versioned\Versioned;
 
 /**
  * Content side-report listing pages with broken links
  */
-class BrokenLinksReport extends Report
+class BrokenLinksReport extends AbstractCMSReport
 {
-
     public function title()
     {
         return _t(__CLASS__ . '.BROKENLINKS', "Broken links report");
@@ -49,7 +45,7 @@ public function sourceRecords($params, $sort, $limit)
         );
         $isLive = !isset($params['CheckSite']) || $params['CheckSite'] == 'Published';
         if ($isLive) {
-            $ret = Versioned::get_by_stage(SiteTree::class, 'Live', $brokenFilter, $sort, $join, $limit);
+            $ret = Versioned::get_by_stage(SiteTree::class, Versioned::LIVE, $brokenFilter, $sort, $join, $limit);
         } else {
             $ret = DataObject::get(SiteTree::class, $brokenFilter, $sort, $join, $limit);
         }
@@ -102,29 +98,9 @@ public function sourceRecords($params, $sort, $limit)
     }
     public function columns()
     {
-        if (isset($_REQUEST['filters']['CheckSite']) && $_REQUEST['filters']['CheckSite'] == 'Draft') {
-            $dateTitle = _t(__CLASS__ . '.ColumnDateLastModified', 'Date last modified');
-        } else {
-            $dateTitle = _t(__CLASS__ . '.ColumnDateLastPublished', 'Date last published');
-        }
+        $columns = parent::columns();
 
-        $linkBase = CMSPageEditController::singleton()->Link('show');
-        $fields = array(
-            "Title" => array(
-                "title" => _t(__CLASS__ . '.PageName', 'Page name'),
-                'formatting' => function ($value, $item) use ($linkBase) {
-                    return sprintf(
-                        '<a href="%s" title="%s">%s</a>',
-                        Controller::join_links($linkBase, $item->ID),
-                        _t(__CLASS__ . '.HoverTitleEditPage', 'Edit page'),
-                        $value
-                    );
-                }
-            ),
-            "LastEdited" => array(
-                "title" => $dateTitle,
-                'casting' => 'DBDatetime->Full'
-            ),
+        $columns += [
             "BrokenReason" => array(
                 "title" => _t(__CLASS__ . '.ColumnProblemType', "Problem type")
             ),
@@ -142,9 +118,9 @@ public function columns()
                     );
                 }
             )
-        );
+        ];
 
-        return $fields;
+        return $columns;
     }
     public function parameterFields()
     {
diff --git a/code/Reports/BrokenRedirectorPagesReport.php b/code/Reports/BrokenRedirectorPagesReport.php
index 42ff976664..922e6d7c1d 100644
--- a/code/Reports/BrokenRedirectorPagesReport.php
+++ b/code/Reports/BrokenRedirectorPagesReport.php
@@ -9,11 +9,9 @@
 use SilverStripe\Forms\FieldList;
 use SilverStripe\ORM\DB;
 use SilverStripe\Versioned\Versioned;
-use SilverStripe\Reports\Report;
 
-class BrokenRedirectorPagesReport extends Report
+class BrokenRedirectorPagesReport extends AbstractCMSReport
 {
-
     public function title()
     {
         return _t(__CLASS__.'.BROKENREDIRECTORPAGES', 'RedirectorPages pointing to deleted pages');
@@ -31,20 +29,10 @@ public function sourceRecords($params = null)
         $classFilter = array(
             "\"ClassName\" IN ($classParams) AND \"HasBrokenLink\" = 1" => $classes
         );
-        $stage = isset($params['OnLive']) ? 'Live' : 'Stage';
+        $stage = isset($params['OnLive']) ? Versioned::LIVE : Versioned::DRAFT;
         return Versioned::get_by_stage(SiteTree::class, $stage, $classFilter);
     }
 
-    public function columns()
-    {
-        return array(
-            "Title" => array(
-                "title" => "Title", // todo: use NestedTitle(2)
-                "link" => true,
-            ),
-        );
-    }
-
     public function getParameterFields()
     {
         return new FieldList(
diff --git a/code/Reports/BrokenVirtualPagesReport.php b/code/Reports/BrokenVirtualPagesReport.php
index 9863b4e464..ac3ceb5f48 100644
--- a/code/Reports/BrokenVirtualPagesReport.php
+++ b/code/Reports/BrokenVirtualPagesReport.php
@@ -9,11 +9,9 @@
 use SilverStripe\Forms\FieldList;
 use SilverStripe\ORM\DB;
 use SilverStripe\Versioned\Versioned;
-use SilverStripe\Reports\Report;
 
-class BrokenVirtualPagesReport extends Report
+class BrokenVirtualPagesReport extends AbstractCMSReport
 {
-
     public function title()
     {
         return _t(__CLASS__.'.BROKENVIRTUALPAGES', 'VirtualPages pointing to deleted pages');
@@ -35,16 +33,6 @@ public function sourceRecords($params = null)
         return Versioned::get_by_stage(SiteTree::class, $stage, $classFilter);
     }
 
-    public function columns()
-    {
-        return array(
-            "Title" => array(
-                "title" => "Title", // todo: use NestedTitle(2)
-                "link" => true,
-            ),
-        );
-    }
-
     public function getParameterFields()
     {
         return new FieldList(
diff --git a/code/Reports/EmptyPagesReport.php b/code/Reports/EmptyPagesReport.php
index 2d76faf462..2000324682 100644
--- a/code/Reports/EmptyPagesReport.php
+++ b/code/Reports/EmptyPagesReport.php
@@ -5,11 +5,9 @@
 use SilverStripe\CMS\Model\RedirectorPage;
 use SilverStripe\CMS\Model\SiteTree;
 use SilverStripe\ORM\DataList;
-use SilverStripe\Reports\Report;
 
-class EmptyPagesReport extends Report
+class EmptyPagesReport extends AbstractCMSReport
 {
-
     public function title()
     {
         return _t(__CLASS__.'.EMPTYPAGES', "Pages with no content");
@@ -38,14 +36,4 @@ public function sourceRecords($params = null)
             ->filter('Content', [null, '', '<p></p>', '<p>&nbsp;</p>'])
             ->sort('Title');
     }
-
-    public function columns()
-    {
-        return array(
-            "Title" => array(
-                "title" => "Title", // todo: use NestedTitle(2)
-                "link" => true,
-            ),
-        );
-    }
 }
diff --git a/code/Reports/RecentlyEditedReport.php b/code/Reports/RecentlyEditedReport.php
index 2ac8f4e00b..23aaa3b3a3 100644
--- a/code/Reports/RecentlyEditedReport.php
+++ b/code/Reports/RecentlyEditedReport.php
@@ -4,12 +4,9 @@
 
 use SilverStripe\CMS\Model\SiteTree;
 use SilverStripe\ORM\FieldType\DBDatetime;
-use SilverStripe\ORM\DataObject;
-use SilverStripe\Reports\Report;
 
-class RecentlyEditedReport extends Report
+class RecentlyEditedReport extends AbstractCMSReport
 {
-
     public function title()
     {
         return _t(__CLASS__.'.LAST2WEEKS', "Pages edited in the last 2 weeks");
@@ -32,14 +29,4 @@ public function sourceRecords($params = null)
             ->filter('LastEdited:GreaterThan', date("Y-m-d H:i:s", $threshold))
             ->sort("\"SiteTree\".\"LastEdited\" DESC");
     }
-
-    public function columns()
-    {
-        return array(
-            "Title" => array(
-                "title" => "Title", // todo: use NestedTitle(2)
-                "link" => true,
-            ),
-        );
-    }
 }