Noel Curran
Noel Curran | |
|---|---|
| Director-General of the European Broadcasting Union | |
| Assumed office October 2017 | |
| President | Jean-Paul Philippot |
| Preceded by | Ingrid Deltenre |
| Director-General of RTÉ | |
| In office 1 February 2011 – 11 April 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Cathal Goan |
| Succeeded by | Dee Forbes |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Carrickmacross, Monaghan, Ireland |
| Spouse | Eimear Quinn (m. 2005) |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence(s) | Versoix, Geneva, Switzerland |
| Alma mater | Dublin City University |
| Profession | |
Noel Curran is a former Irish television producer and journalist who has been the director-general of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) since October 2017. Curran also previously served as Chairman of Eurovision Services, the former satellite distribution commercial subsidiary of EBU, and the director-general of Ireland's national broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) from 2011 to 2016. He has worked in the editorial, management and commercial areas of media.