Dorothy Byrne | |
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| Born | 1953 (age 71–72) |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Manchester University |
| Occupation | President of Murray Edwards College, Cambridge |
| Known for | Head of News and Current Affairs at Channel 4 Television |
Dorothy Byrne, FRTS (born 1953, Scotland),[1] serves as President of Murray Edwards College, Cambridge, since 2021.
Previously Head of News and Current Affairs at Channel 4 Television for 15 years,[2] during which time her programmes won numerous Royal Television Society, BAFTA and Emmy awards, she was elected a Fellow of the Royal Television Society for her outstanding contribution to television and has won several major television awards including the RTS Journalism Award. In 2019, Byrne delivered the prestigious MacTaggart Lecture[3] at the Edinburgh Television Festival in which she criticised politicians for lying and failing to be held to account.
- ^ "Age shall not weary Dorothy Byrne's wisdom... or her sharp tongue | Vanessa Thorpe". the Guardian. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ Owen Gibson, "Outraged of Horseferry Road", The Guardian, 12 March 2007.
- ^ The Mactaggart Lecture, Edinburgh Television Festival 2019. "The Mactaggart Lecture". Edinburgh TV Festival, YouTube.
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