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John Birt, Baron Birt (born 10 December 1944) is a British television executive and businessman. He is a former Director-General (1992–2000) of the BBC.
May 1, 2024 · John Birt, Baron Birt (born December 10, 1944, Liverpool, England) is a British businessman who heavily influenced the broadcasting industry by means of his attempts to reform and modernize the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).
Oct 27, 2002 · No Birt, no BBC. Despite unpopularity with his staff, John Birt pushed through reforms that transformed the BBC. Peter Bazalgette on the the story of an unlikely revolutionary, The Harder...
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John Birt (Lord Birt of Liverpool, Sir John, 1944-) was Director-General from 1992 to 2000. Birt's long career at London Weekend Television included producing World in Action and heading News...
John Birt, Baron Birt is a British television executive and businessman. He is a former Director-General (1992–2000) of the BBC.
Oct 29, 2001 · The former BBC director general John Birt was an arrogant "arse-licker" who totally failed to win the respect of his staff, according to the man who appointed him, former BBC chairman Marmaduke...
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Jun 19, 2021 · When John Birt, former director general of the BBC, was still only 33, he pulled off an astonishing journalistic coup. As producer to David Frost, in 1977, he steered Richard Nixon into his...
