Kevin Bakhurst
Kevin Bakhurst | |
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Director General of RTÉ | |
Assumed office 10 July 2023 | |
Preceded by | Dee Forbes |
Personal details | |
Born | December 1965 (age 58) |
Nationality | English |
Alma mater | St John's College, Cambridge |
Website | Personal Twitter |
Kevin Bakhurst (born December 1965) is an English journalist and media executive who has been the
national broadcaster, since July 2023. He previously served as the managing director of news and current affairs and deputy Director General at RTÉ from 2012 to 2016, and before that as group director of content and media policy at the UK regulator Ofcom
.
Career
Bakhurst attended
Price Waterhouse, he joined the BBC in 1989, first as a researcher and then as an assistant producer at the BBC
Business and Economics Unit.
In 1990 he was promoted to producer of the BBC News channel, a position he held from December 2005 until September 2012,[1] and was also controller of the BBC News at One bulletin. In May 2010 he became deputy head of the BBC Newsroom.
From September 2012 to October 2016, Bakhurst was the managing director of news and current affairs at Ireland's national public service broadcaster RTÉ.[2] He also served as acting Director General for a six-month period.[3]
In April 2023, RTÉ announced the appointment of Bakhurst as the next Director General of RTÉ from July following an extensive and competitive recruitment process.[4]
References
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- ^ "Kevin Bakhurst named new RTÉ MD for News and Current Affairs". RTÉ News. RTÉ. 10 July 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
- ^ "RTÉ Appoints Kevin Bakhurst as Next Director General". RTÉ. 18 April 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
- ^ Crowley, Sinead (18 April 2023). "Kevin Bakhurst confirmed as new RTÉ Director General". RTÉ News. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
External links
- "Kevin Bakhurst: Profile". BBC Press Office. October 2006.