George Entwistle
| George Entwistle | |
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| 15th Director-General of the BBC | |
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In office 17 September 2012 – 10 November 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Mark Thompson |
| Succeeded by |
Tim Davie (acting) Tony Hall (from April 2013) |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
George Edward Entwistle 8 July 1962 |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse(s) | Jane Porter (m. 1992) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Durham |
George Edward Entwistle (born 8 July 1962) was Director-General of the BBC during 2012, succeeding Mark Thompson. After a career in magazine journalism, he joined BBC Television in 1989, becoming a producer with a primary focus in factual and political programmes. He rose to become the director of BBC Vision, and became the Director-General of the BBC on 17 September 2012.
Entwistle resigned as Director-General on 10 November 2012, following controversy over a Newsnight report which falsely implicated Lord McAlpine in the North Wales child abuse scandal. His resignation after just 54 days in the role made him the shortest serving Director-General in the history of the BBC.
Entwistle was born on 8 July 1962, the son of Philip and Wendy Entwistle. He was educated at Silcoates School, an independent school for boys (now co-educational), in the village of Wrenthorpe, near Wakefield in West Yorkshire. He then went on to study at the University of Durham (University College) in the city of Durham in north-east England, from which he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Philosophy and Politics, in 1983.
From 1984 to 1989, Entwistle worked as a writer and editor at Haymarket Magazines. In particular, he worked as Editor of New HiFi Sound, as well as reviewing classical music.
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