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Lesley
Douglas is new Controller of ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 2
Lesley
Douglas has been chosen to succeed Jim Moir as Controller,
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 2.
She
will take over the role of running the UK's most listened to radio
station at the beginning of January 2004.
Lesley,
aged 40, who was born in Newcastle, will also be responsible for
the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'s new digital music station ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ 6 Music.
She is currently Head of Programmes at Radio 2 and deputy to Controller,
Jim Moir CBE, LVO.
Lesley
says: "I'm absolutely thrilled.
"Radio
2 is a wonderful station that is passionate about its listeners
and music and I'm glad that I've been involved in its evolution
over the past few years.
"Taking
over the controllership is a huge responsibility but immensely exciting
with the bonus of having the chance to develop ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ 6 Music into
a mature digital radio station.
"There
can't be a better job in broadcasting."
Jenny
Abramsky, Director of ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio & Music, says: "Lesley
Douglas has played a major role working alongside Jim Moir in making
Radio 2 the phenomenal success it is today.
"She
is absolutely the right person to take the network forward, cherishing
its combination of a broad range of quality music output with a
variety of current affairs, comedy, arts and religious programming."
Lesley
was appointed Head of Programmes in spring 2000.
She
started her career in the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ as a Production Assistant, first in
a research department then moving in 1985 to the David Jacobs show.
In
1988 she became a Producer in the Music Department working on programmes
such as the Gloria Hunniford, David Jacobs and Ken Bruce shows as
well as Brian Matthew's Round Midnight and The Pleasure's Yours
on the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service.
Lesley
returned to Promotions in 1990, this time as a Producer, and was
promoted to Editor, Radio 2 Presentation and Planning in 1993.
In
May 1997 she became Managing Editor, ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 2.
Lesley
is a Fellow of the Radio Academy and has chaired the Radio Festival
Steering Committee on two occasions.
Notes
to Editors
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Radio 2 has 13.03 million listeners a week and a 16.3% share of
listening (RAJAR Quarter 2 2003).
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It was voted Sony UK station of the Year in 1999, 2001 and 2002.
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ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 2 brings a wide range of popular and specialist music,
news, current affairs, comedy, readings, religious output and social
action campaigns to a mainstream audience.
Radio
2 has record audience share of 16.3% (31.07.03)
More
Radio 2 releases
Lesley
Douglas biography
All the
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'s digital services are now available on ,
the new free-to-view digital terrestrial television service, as well
as on satellite and cable.
Freeview
offers the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'s eight television channels, interactive services
from ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½i, as well as 11 national ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ radio networks.
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