George Entwistle

George Entwistle
15th Director-General of the BBC
In office
17 September 2012 – 10 November 2012
Preceded byMark Thompson
Succeeded byTim Davie (acting)
Personal details
Born
George Edward Entwistle

(1962-07-08) 8 July 1962 (age 62)
NationalityBritish
Spouse
Jane Porter
​
(m. 1992)​
Children2
Alma materUniversity 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.[1] 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.[2] His resignation after just 54 days in the role made him the shortest-serving Director-General in the history of the BBC.[3]

  1. ^ "George Entwistle appointed as Director-General of the BBC". BBC Trust. 4 July 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
  2. ^ "BBC Boss Resigns After Newsnight Abuse Report". 10 November 2012.
  3. ^ "BBC Director General George Entwistle resigns after broadcasting false child abuse accusations". Poynter. 10 November 2012. Retrieved 10 November 2012.