Fran Unsworth
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| Gender | Male |
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| Age | 66 |
| Date of birth | December 29,1957 |
| Zodiac sign | Capricorn |
| Born | Newcastle-under-Lyme |
| United Kingdom | |
| Employer | BBC |
| Job | Journalist |
| Media proprietor | |
| Education | The University of Manchester |
| St. Dominic's Grammar School for Boys and Girls | |
| Titl | BBC News |
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| ID | 467384 |
Fran Unsworth Life story
Francesca Mary Unsworth is a British journalist and media executive. Since January 2018 she has been Director, News & Current Affairs for BBC News. She was appointed in succession to James Harding. Before then she served in various senior positions in the BBC, including director of the BBC World Service Group.
Deborah Turness: ITN boss to be new CEO of BBC News
...Deborah Turness has been appointed the BBC s new CEO of news and current affairs, replacing Fran Unsworth...
Laura Kuenssberg to step down as BBC's political editor
... BBC Director of News Fran Unsworth said: " Laura s a born journalist and she s done an amazing job as political editor...
BBC-Briefing on the case: How do I use it?
... The BBC Director of news and current Affairs, Fran Unsworth, said: In a rapidly changing world, with the increasing polarization and disinformation, it is the great questions of the day, it is difficult to understand...
Mr. Hall, step down as BBC Director-General
... Fran Unsworth, is another contender, as Anne Bulford, who left the company last year...
BBC Briefing on immigration: How can I use it?
... The BBC Director of news and current Affairs, Fran Unsworth, said: In a rapidly changing world, with the increasing polarization and disinformation, it is difficult to understand the big questions of the day, so the BBC News is trying to help a new way the sense of some complex issues...
Our Planet questions: What is the BBC's plan at all?
... the BBC s Director of News, Fran Unsworth, said: We are very aware of our own impact on the environment and our responsible travel policy means that we only fly when necessary...
General Election 2019: Huw Edwards to lead BBC coverage
... Fran Unsworth, the BBC s director of news, said he would be the perfect presenter to have at the helm as a trusted and authoritative guide ...
Tributes paid after BBC News journalist Hanna Yusuf dies aged 27
... The BBC s Fran Unsworth, director of news, said Hanna was a talented young journalist who was widely admired and her death was terrible news ...
Deborah Turness: ITN boss to be new CEO of BBC News
Deborah Turness has been appointed The Bbc 's new CEO of news and Current Affairs , replacing Fran Unsworth .
Turness has a distinguished journalistic Career - She was The First ever woman to be president of a network news division in the US.
She was president of Nbc News from 2013 until 2017, and and later President of Nbc News International.
Turness previously worked as editor of Itv News , and since April 2021 She has been The Ceo of ITN.
She will replace Fran Unsworth , She was leaving The Bbc .
Unsworth, who steps down this month, said it had been " a great privilege" to work for The Bbc .
" I have had a ringside seat at some momentous events, including the Falklands War , The Troubles in Northern Ireland , wars in the Middle East , the death of Princess Diana, 9/11 and countless general elections, " She Said in a statement.
" The jobs I've done have not always been easy. Undoubtedly, some were more fun than others. But I Am proud to have done all of them - and to work for an organisation which has such a vital and precious role in the UK and around The World . "
Source of news: bbc.com
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