George Entwistle
George Entwistle | |
|---|---|
| 15th Director-General of the BBC | |
| In office 17 September 2012 – 10 November 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Mark Thompson |
| Succeeded by | Tim Davie (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | George Edward Entwistle 8 July 1962 |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse |
Jane Porter (m. 1992) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Durham |
George Edward Entwistle (born 8 July 1962) is a former broadcasting executive, who 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 on 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.