Rona Fairhead to stand down as BBC chair

BBC Trust chair Rona Fairhead (pictured) is set to step down from her post a year earlier than expected after learning the UK government is looking to appoint the chair of a new, unitary BBC board.

September 13, 2016

BBC Trust chair Rona Fairhead (pictured) is set to step down from her post a year earlier than expected after learning the UK government is looking to appoint the chair of a new, unitary BBC board.

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BBC, BBC Trust, People News, Rona Fairhead, Theresa May, Tony Hall

TAGS:

BBC, BBC Trust, People News, Rona Fairhead, Theresa May, Tony Hall

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Daniele Alcinii is a news editor at realscreen, the leading international publisher of non-fiction film and television industry news and content. He joined the RS team in 2015 with experience in journalism following a stint out west with Sun Media in Edmonton's Capital Region, and with communications work in Melbourne, Australia and Toronto. You can follow him on Twitter at @danielealcinii.

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