Noel Curran | |
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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 | 13 November 1965
Spouse | Eimear Quinn (m. 2005) |
Children | 2 |
Residence(s) | Versoix, Geneva, Switzerland |
Alma mater | Dublin City University |
Profession | |
Noel Curran (born 13 November 1965) is an Irish radio producer, television producer and journalist who has been the director-general of the EBU - the European Broadcasting Union since October 2017. Curran also served as Chairman of Eurovision Services, the former commercial subsidiary of EBU. He previously served as the director-general of Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ; Ireland's national broadcaster) from 2011 to 2016.[1] He has worked in the editorial, management and commercial areas of media.