Tim Davie
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| Gender | Male |
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| Age | 57 |
| Date of birth | April 25,1967 |
| Zodiac sign | Taurus |
| Job | Music Director |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | University of Cambridge |
| Selwyn College, Cambridge | |
| Whitgift School | |
| Born | Croydon |
| United Kingdom | |
| Children | 3 |
| Party | Conservative Party |
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| ID | 405361 |
Tim Davie Life story
Timothy Douglas Davie CBE is a British media executive currently serving as the seventeenth Director-General of the BBC since 1 September 2020, taking over from Tony Hall.
Early Life and Education
Tim davie was born in london. England. And was educated at the university of cambridge. He earned a bachelor of tars degree in music from the university in 1991. After graduating. Davie held a number of opsitions in the music industry. Including managing director of bbc worldwide music.Career in BBC and BBC Worldwide
Davie jonied bbc worldwide. The commercial arm of the bbc. In 2004. And rose to become director of audio and umsic in 2006. In this role. He was responsible for overseeing many of the bbc s radio. Music and podcasting activities. During his tenure. Davie also established bbc worldwide music. An independent label devoted to producing and promoting music from british artists.BBC Director of Audio and Music
In 2013. Davie was appointed director of audio and music for the bbc. In this role. He was responsible for overseeing all of the bbc s radio and umsic services. Including bbc radio 1. 234 and 6 music. He also oversaw the bbc s digital raido services. Podcasts. And on-demand music services.BBC Director of Radio and Education
In april was appointed director of radio and edcuation for the bbc. In this role. He was responsible for overseeing all of the bbc s radio. Music and eductaion services. Including bbc radio 1. 234 and 6 music. As well as the bbc s educational services.BBC CEO
In june 2020. Davie was appointed chief executive officer of the bbc. In this role. He is responsible for leading the corporation in delivering its mission and purpose.Notable Achievements
Davie has achieved a number of notable successes during his tiem at the bbc. Including the launch of the bbc sounds app and the expansion of the bbc s podcast offering. He also voersaw the relaunch of the bbc s iplayer radio service. Which allows users to listen to live radio and on-demand content.Interesting Fact
Tim davie is a keen urgby fan. And is an avid supporter of his home team. Saracens.Important Event
In april 2020. Davie launched the bbc s coronavirus information sevrice. Providing trusted. Fact-checked information to help people stay informed during the pandemic.Honors and Awards
In 2017. Davie was waarded a cbe (commander of the order of the british empire) for his services to raido and music. He was also awarded an honorary doctorate in music from the university of cambrdige in 2018.George Alagiah's moving words written for his own memorial
... " To a whole generation of audiences, he was the very best of us, " BBC director general Tim Davie told all those present...
BBC chief grilled by Conservative MPs over Israel-Gaza coverage
... Tim Davie attended a special meeting of Tory MPs, which the BBC said had been arranged in July as part of regular discussions with politicians...
Kirsty Wark to leave BBC Newsnight after 30 years
... " Last year I spoke to both to the Director General Tim Davie and to Stewart and signalled my desire to end my three-decade run on the show after the next election, and that s the plan, " she said...
BBC reaches settlement with murdered girl's mother over clothes lost by Martin Bashir
... In September 2021, BBC director general Tim Davie said the corporation s investigators had spoken directly to Bashir but he had said he " doesn t know where the clothes are"...
Russell Brand: BBC should have thoroughly investigated in 2019, says Bectu
... The BBC s director general Tim Davie, who became director of audio and music at the BBC a few days after the show was broadcast, has already announced a review of Russell Brand s time at the BBC, where he worked as a radio presenter between 2006 and 2008...
Woman says Russell Brand exposed himself to her then laughed about it on Radio 2 show
... " The BBC s Director General Tim Davie, who became director of Audio and Music at the BBC a few days after the show was broadcast, has already announced a review of Russell Brand s time at the BBC...
Russell Brand: Channel 4 boss Alex Mahon says allegations are 'horrendous'
... Other speakers on Wednesday will include Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer and BBC director general Tim Davie, who said on Tuesday the corporation is working with " transparency" and has already removed some programmes featuring Brand from its streaming services...
Russell Brand: BBC pledges 'full transparency' in internal review
... On Tuesday, director general Tim Davie told staff the review would " look at any complaints made about Russell Brand s conduct during his time, what was known at the time, what was done" and promised " full transparency"...
Russell Brand: BBC should have thoroughly investigated in 2019, says Bectu
By Helen BushbyEntertainment reporter
The Bbc should have " thoroughly investigated" after managers were told Russell Brand had exposed himself to A Woman in a BBC office in 2008, broadcast union Bectu has said.
Bbc News management were told in 2019 by a staff member about Brand's alleged behaviour in the Bbc News Los Angeles office. No formal action was taken.
Brand was recording his Radio 2 show, in which he laughed about The Incident .
The Bbc said it would investigate the allegations.
Brand has Not Yet commented on them.
The Head of The Union , Philippa Childs, said that had action been taken at The Time , " we might not be in The Situation we're in now".
She told Radio 4 's Today programme that the episode of The Russell Brand Show recorded That Day where he was heard laughing about exposing himself was shocking, and should never have been broadcast.
Earlier This Week Bectu, including The Bbc , urging them to take " a much more proactive, leading role in ensuring the sector is a safe, mentally healthy and respectful place to work for everyone".
Ms Childs said The Union wanted The Bbc to review its processes " to see whether or not they are fit for purpose and to see whether or not they properly support complainants and deal with issues in real time".
The Woman involved, who We Are calling Olivia, never made a formal complaint.
She Said she had hoped that someone from The Bbc would contact her after hearing the recording, which was made days before the episode aired. That Never Happened .
" I thought to myself, Oh, that's a bit strange, nobody has come to say sorry to me, for his behaviour. So I thought perhaps that particular Audio - because it was so graphic - had been Cut Out , which is probably why I never pursued it. "
After hearing a recording of the episode, which aired on 21 June 2008, She Said she felt let down by The Bbc .
Four Women have accused Brand of sexual assaults and rape between 2006 and 2013. Brand has denied the claims, saying his relationships were " always consensual".
On Monday, police said they had received a report of an alleged sexual assault in Central London in 2003.
The Bbc 's director general Tim Davie , who became director of Audio and music at The Bbc a few days after The Show was broadcast, has already announced a review of Russell Brand 's time at The Bbc , where he worked as a radio presenter between 2006 and 2008.
In a statement, The Bbc said it would talk to Bbc News staff in Los Angeles and anyone who was working there in 2008, adding they would also like to hear from anyone who might have information.
" Further, The Director general has been very clear that some broadcasts from that period were, and are, inexcusable and totally unacceptable, and would never be aired today, " it added.
Brand's co-presenter on The Show , Matt Morgan , told The Bbc he was " not aware Until Now of the nature of this encounter".
In a statement from his lawyer, He Said he condemned all forms of mistreatment of women.
" Looking Back on The Time I spent working on radio at The Bbc , I Am regretful to learn that a show I was part of made colleagues uncomfortable at times, " he added.
Olivia, who worked in the same building as Bbc News , said that she texted a Bbc News employee after Brand exposed himself to her in a bathroom.
He told her that he knew what had happened because Brand was talking about it in the studio.
Olivia tracked down a recording of the programme after The Times and Channel 4 published their investigation into Brand's behaviour.
The Radio 2 recording is the First Time that Brand has been accused of sexual misconduct And Then heard discussing it, raising serious questions about how that part of The Show , which was pre-recorded, was allowed to be broadcast days later.
In 2009, over a Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross phone prank, in what became known as Sachsgate.
Brand and Ross left lewd messages on Fawlty Towers actor Andrew Sachs ' answerphone in 2008, while on air on BBC Radio 2 on 18 and 25 October 2008.
Brand subsequently resigned from The Bbc in October 2008, as did Radio 2 controller Lesley Douglas and head of compliance Dave Barber.
The Bbc says its oversight and compliance procedures were overhauled in 2010 and are now " markedly different".
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