Helen boaden biography

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Helen boaden biography: Helen Boaden began her

British former broadcasting executive. ColchesterEssexEngland. Early life [ edit ]. Life and career [ edit ]. Awards [ edit ]. Personal life [ edit ]. References [ edit ].

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Helen boaden biography: Helen Boaden (born 1 March

It won back to back Sony awards for Station of the Year in and Widely viewed as "a safe pair of hands", she also deftly avoided any direct criticism during the Hutton Inquiry. With an empire that spans television, radio and online, and included World Service News, 12 English regions and 40 local radio stations, her influence was formidable. As the first female director of BBC News, the year-old was touted as a possible candidate for director general when Mark Thompson announced his departure last year.

Many were surprised, and some aggrieved, by the arguably more conventional choice of George Entwistle, announced in September. But, as allegations of sexual abuse by the one-time BBC star Jimmy Savile broke, some might have felt she had dodged a poisoned chalice. As news director, Ms Boaden had responsibility for Newsnight and was party to discussions about whether the programme should go ahead - particularly in the light of forthcoming Christmas tribute programme to Savile.

She was also known to have called for "rolling coverage" of Savile's death in October - a matter of months before the Newsnight investigation was to have aired. She "stepped aside" in November, pending the outcome of an internal review into the handling of the Savile claims, by former head of Sky News Nick Pollard. Following the publication of the Pollard Review in December, she was exonerated and returned to her old job.

But the incoming director general, Tony Hall, has decided to move her sideways. She said: "It is a huge pleasure to be returning to my first love of radio. I look forward to working with our outstanding controllers and some of the most creative on and off air talent in the BBC.