Director-General of the BBC
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The Director-General is chief executive and (from 1944) editor-in-chief of the BBC. The position was formerly appointed by Board of Governors of the BBC and is now appointed by the BBC Trust.
- Sir John Reith (1927-1938)
- Sir Frederick Ogilvie (1938-1942)
- Sir Cecil Graves and Robert W. Foot (joint Directors-General, 1942-1943)
- Robert W. Foot (1942-1944)
- Sir William Haley (1944-1952)
- Sir Ian Jacob (1952-1959)
- Sir Hugh Greene (1960-1969)
- Sir Charles Curran (1969-1977)
- Sir Ian Trethowan (1977-1982)
- Alasdair Milne (1982-1987)
- Sir Michael Checkland (1987-1992)
- John Birt (1992-2000)
- Greg Dyke (2000 - January 29, 2004)
- Mark Byford (Acting Director-General, January 29, 2004 - June 21, 2004)
- Mark Thompson (June 22, 2004 - )
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Services: Television (List) • Radio (List) • bbc.co.uk • BBCi
Nations and regions: East • East Midlands • London • North East and Cumbria • North West • Northern Ireland • Scotland (Alba) • South • South East • South West • Wales • West • West Midlands • Yorkshire • Yorkshire and Lincolnshire
Subsidiaries: BBC Worldwide (BBC Books) • BBC Resources
History: Timeline of the BBC • British Broadcasting Company • Board of Governors
Departments: Monitoring • Natural History • News • Research • Sport • Weather
Key properties: Broadcasting House • Bush House (Rented) • Media Village • Television Centre • White City
Finance: Television licence (Historical)
Management: BBC Trust • Chitra Bharucha (Acting Chair) • Mark Thompson (Director-General) • Mark Byford (Deputy Director-General)
