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Greg Dyke
Greg Dyke read Politics at York University and was Director General of the BBC from 2000 to 2004 . Greg is an outstanding business speaker.
How it all Began
After an early career as a journalist, he started his broadcasting career in 1977 at London Weekend Television. He became Editor-in-Chief of TV-am in 1983 and the following year Director of Programmes for TVS. He returned to LWT in 1987 as Director of Programmes; and from 1991 to 1994 he was Group Chief Executive of LWT (Holdings) plc. After the Granada take-over of LWT, Greg Dyke joined Pearson Television as Chief Executive. He guided the consortium which created Channel 5 and became its first Chairman.
Becoming Director General
He became Director-General of the BBC in January 2000. In his four years at the BBC he started four new digital television channels, five new digital radio channels, opened two new BBC regions, launched the BBC’s interactive television services and helped create Freeview, a new free to air digital platform. He also made major commitments to expand the BBC’s education services and to improve the cultural diversity of the workforce.
Having Left the BBC
He left the BBC in January 2004 in controversial circumstances following the report of the Hutton Inquiry.
An outstanding business speaker, Greg Dyke became the Chancellor of the University of York in November 2004 and in May 2005 became chairman of HIT, a production company specializing in programmes for the under fives.
