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Greg Dyke
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Gregory Dyke (born
Early years
Dyke was educated at Hayes Grammar School. He worked briefly as a reporter for the Hillingdon Mirror before attending the
He was an active supporter of the Labour Party and in 1977 he attempted to win a seat on the
Working in television
After university, Dyke moved into jounalism and was also Public Relations spokesperson for the Wandsworth Council for Community Relations. He was married to a Probation Officer, Christine Taylor although the relationship broke down before he ventured into the world of Television. Some time later he formed a relationship with another Probation officer, Sue Howes with whom he has been ever since. The couple have two children. He worked first for
At the BBC
In 2000 he took over the helm of the BBC from
Apart from restoring staff morale, Greg Dyke laid claim to two major achievements during his office. In 2002 he introduced the Freeview terrestrial digital transmission platform with six additional BBC channels, and persuaded Sky TV to join the consortium. Previously this was an ITV subscription service that had closed with major losses but can now be seen by more than half the population (mid-2007). After describing the Corporation in early 2001 as "hideously white", Dyke also changed the recruitment policy to make the staff more representative of the licence-paying British multi-cultural population.
BBC and Hutton Enquiry
Dyke resigned from the BBC on
In an email sent to all BBC staff just prior to his resignation Dyke wrote:
:"I accept that the BBC made errors of judgement and I've sadly come to the conclusion that it will be hard to draw a line under this whole affair while I am still here. We need closure. We need closure to protect the future of the BBC, not for you or me but for the benefit of everyone out there. It might sound pompous but I believe the BBC really matters."
It was subsequently established that Dyke had offered his resignation to the BBC's Board of Governors while hoping that they would reject it. However, he was only able to secure the support of about one-third of the Governors.
Some BBC staff felt that their organisation had been given too much blame in the David Kelly affair in the Hutton Report. Groups of staff stood outside
On 11th January 2007, the BBC published minutes of its post Hutton board meetings. It was revealed that Dyke had claimed he had been "mistreated and wanted to be reinstated". [http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctrust/assets/files/pdf/about/govsmins_feb04.pdf]
After the Hutton Enquiry
On
On
There are similarities between the enforced resignation of
In July 2004 Dyke was awarded honorary doctorates from the
On
He was appointed Chair of the
Brentford Football Club
Dyke is a fan of Brentford Football Club and was appointed as non-executive Chairman of the club on
A candidate for London Mayor?
There has been speculation that Dyke was interested in standing against
References
External links
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* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/3441181.stm BBC apologises as Dyke quits] from the
* [http://ystv.york.ac.uk/watch/getvideo.php?vid=144&mode=save Video of Installation of Greg Dyke as Chancellor of the University of York]
* [http://ystv.york.ac.uk/watch/getvideo.php?vid=9&mode=save Video of York Student Television 2005 Greg Dyke Interview]
* [http://www.bafta.org/library/webcasts/the-bafta-debate-the-reality-of-british-tv,253,BA.html Greg Dyke debates Reality Television]
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