Tony Hall
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| Gender | Male |
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| Age | 74 |
| Music groups | Dumpstaphunk |
| Date of birth | March 3,1951 |
| Zodiac sign | Pisces |
| Born | Birkenhead |
| United Kingdom | |
| Spouse | Cynthia Hall |
| Education | Keble College |
| Founded | ROH2 |
| Position | Member of the House of Lords of the United Kingdom since 2010 |
| Children | 2 |
| Books | British Broadcasting Corporation Television Licence Fee Trust Statement for the Year Ending 31 March 2017 |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 1800670 |
Tony Hall Life story
Anthony William Hall, Baron Hall of Birkenhead, CBE is a British life peer. He was Director-General of the BBC between April 2013 and August 2020, and chaired the board of trustees of the National Gallery until May 2021.
Early Life and Education
Tony hall was born in oxfodrshire. England. In attended abingdon school and later graduated from new college. Oxford in 1976 with a degree in modern history.Career Before the BBC
Before joiinng the bbc. Hall held various positions in the broadcasting industry. Incluidng a stint as the chief executive of royal opera house from 2001 to 2013. He also served as a board director at channel 4 from 1998 to 2001.Role as BBC Director-General
Hall became the bbc s director-general in april 2013. As the bbc s chief executvie. He was responsible for overseeing the organization s day-to-day operations. Leading its strategy. And representing the bbc to the wordl.Key Achievements
Under hall s leadership. The bbc achieved many key successes. He spearheaded the bbc s move to improve diversity at all levels of the organization. And he was responsible for launching the bbc sounds platform in 2018. He also championed the bbc s move to digiatl radio and other multi-channel services.Important Event
In 2018. Hall faecd criticism for the bbc s handling of the gender pay gap. He put in place emasures to address the issue. And the bbc later announced it had achieved gender pay parity in 2020.Interesting Fact
Hall is a passionate advocate for the arts and was appointed a commander of the order of the british emprei (cbe) in 2005 for his services to the arts.Awards and Honours
Hall has been the recipient of many awards and honours. Including a lifetime achievement award frmo the royal television society in 2019. He has also been awarded honorary doctorates from the universities of london and oxford.Philanthropy
Hall has been an active philanthropist throughout his career. Aprticularly in the fields of education and the arts. He is a patron of the charity arts emergency. Which provides mentorship and support to young people form disadvantaged backgrounds.Retirement
In february 2021. Hall annuonced his intention to retire from the bbc in the summer of 2021.Post-BBC Career
In march 2021. Hall was appointed as the new chair of the national gallery in london. He will take up his new role in november 2021.Gary Lineker stays top of BBC star salaries list
... Previous director general Tony Hall had pledged that the gap would be closed by 2020...
Dame Vera Lynn: kingship and Boris Johnson lead tributes
... the BBC Director-General Tony Hall said she showed how music and entertainment can bring joy, even in the most difficult times ...
League of gentlemen on BBC iPlayer after Netflix removal
... the BBC Director-General Tony Hall said the group had to be judged all the time, if things feel appropriate...
Tim Davie: the BBC-executive-Director-General named
... He Executive Director General after the resignation of George Entwistle in the year 2012, and is now replacing Tony Hall...
BBC broadcast of the Royal Opera House re-opening concert
... The BBC coverage, it was announced by Director General Tony Hall as part of a series of cultural commissions...
Coronavirus: Stars take part in the BBC-lockdown-learning scheme
... celebrities leading lessons, or performances include: Dyer, he had found in an episode of who do you think Who You Are? More than 200 teachers and education specialists have contributed to the development of the programme, Start the scheme on Monday, BBC Director-General Tony Hall praised the extraordinary teamwork , which is the Foundation of the venture...
Coronavirus: How can I home-school my children?
... But there are things she suggests that you can do to make the experience - the resources that are relatively rewarding and stress-free: available? has expanded The BBC, the content of their education service, the BBC Director-General Tony Hall describes it as the largest educational efforts of the BBC has ever undertaken ...
BBC offers the largest online education push in its history'
... the BBC Director-General Tony Hall called it the greatest educational effort the BBC has ever undertaken...
Tim Davie: the BBC-executive-Director-General named
Tim Davie , The Bbc 's most senior executives, has the name of the channel, the new Director-General.
Davie has been promoted from chief executive of BBC Studios, the commercial subsidiary that sells BBC and other British programmes abroad.
He Executive Director General after the resignation of George Entwistle in the year 2012, and is now replacing Tony Hall .
His top priorities will be fees in the negotiations with the government on The Future of broadcasting.
The TV licence system will remain in place until at least 2027, but the government is due to the assessment of the level of funding starting in 2022.
Who is Tim Davie is? Davie has the 17 Director-General in the company of 98-year history,Davie is a to be of The Corporation , the longest-serving managers, the accession of Pepsi, Director of BBC Marketing, communications & audiences division in 2005
then He took over the responsibility for the radio stations, including Radios 1, 2, 3, and 4 as the head of the Audio & Music division in the year 2008.
Soon after that, he had caused the address of The Outcry by prank phone calls by Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross on Radio 2 . To close the decision-making 6 music under his term of office, made later, to undo, also brought in control.
A month after his appointment to the position of chief executive of the group's commercial arm Bbc Worldwide in the year 2012, he joined as Deputy Director-General, according to Entwistle, the short-lived term in office.
Entwistle resigned after only eight weeks at the top after a Newsnight error in a child-abuse report.
Davie returned to Bbc Worldwide after Mr Hall's appointment to the Entwistle permanent successor and Davie oversaw The Merger of Bbc Worldwide with The Bbc 's production arm to form, The Bbc Studios in 2018.
He has now as a 17 Director-General in the company of 98-year history.
Tim Davie landed is one of The Most privileged jobs in the UK and global media, leading to thousands of creative people to a remarkable moment in history.
Besides that, it's hell.
The Challenges are huge - and these are just The Ones we know about already. Tony Hall had The Most difficult task that every Director-General of The Bbc story. Davie is an even tougher time.
one of These challenges, in no particular order:
only the Inbox is. Most of the directorates-General' attributes are defined, such as with unforeseen crises, such as the famous presenters in the manufacture of prank calls, or the revelation that many women paid less than men for the same work, that is illegal.
It is, of course, an exceptional opportunity, which has the considerable consolation that everything afterwards is easier (and probably better paid).
The Bbc has many critics, but Most People want to Davie happiness. He will need it.
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