Greg Dyke
Gregory Dyke (born 20 May 1947) is a British media executive, football administrator, journalist and broadcaster. Since the 1960s, Dyke has had a long career in the UK in print and then broadcast journalism. He is credited with introducing 'tabloid' television to British broadcasting, and reviving the ratings of TV-am. In the 1990s, he held chief executive positions at LWT Group, Pearson Television, and Channel 5.
Greg Dyke | |
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Greg Dyke (2011) | |
| 13th Director-General of the BBC | |
| In office 2000–2004 | |
| Preceded by | John Birt |
| Succeeded by | Mark Byford (acting) |
| Chancellor of the University of York | |
| In office 2004–2015 | |
| Preceded by | Janet Baker |
| Succeeded by | Malcolm Grant |
| Chairman of Brentford Football Club | |
| In office 2006–2013 | |
| Chairman of the British Film Institute | |
| In office 2008–2016 | |
| Preceded by | Anthony Minghella |
| Succeeded by | Josh Berger |
| Chairman of the Football Association | |
| In office 2013–2016 | |
| Preceded by | David Bernstein |
| Succeeded by | Greg Clarke |
| Vice President for Television of BAFTA | |
| Assumed office 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Sophie Turner Laing |
| Chairman of the London Film School | |
| Assumed office 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Mike Leigh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gregory Dyke 20 May 1947 Hayes, Middlesex, England |
| Spouse | Susan Howes |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | University of York |
| Occupation | Journalist, broadcaster, Executive director |
He was the director-general of the BBC from January 2000 to January 2004; he resigned following heavy criticism of the BBC's news reporting process in the Hutton Inquiry.
Dyke was a director of Manchester United and chairman of Brentford football clubs, and from 2013 to 2016 was chairman of the Football Association. He was chancellor of the University of York from 2004 to 2015 and chairman of the British Film Institute between 2008 and 2016. He is currently the chairman of children's television company HiT Entertainment, and is a panellist on Sky News's The Pledge.
Since 2016, Dyke has been vice president for television of BAFTA. In 2018, Dyke became chairman of London Film School.