Who replaced George Entwistle to become the present Director General of the BBC in April 2013?
BBC News elections and European elections coverage in early June 2009. A strategy review of the BBC in March 2010, confirmed that having "the best journalism in the world" would form one of five key editorial policies, as part of changes subject to public consultation and BBC Trust approval. After a period of suspension in late 2012, Helen Boaden ceased to be the Director of BBC News. On 16 April 2013, incoming BBC Director-General Tony Hall named James Harding, a former editor of "The Times" of London newspaper as Director of News and Current Affairs. From August 2012 to March 2013, all
George Entwistle married Jane Porter in Wandsworth. They have a son (born 1994) and daughter (born 1996). In 2013, Entwistle enrolled as a Master's student at St Catherine's College, Oxford, studying the history of design. George Entwistle George Edward Entwistle (born 8 July 1962) was Director-General of the BBC during 2012, succeeding Mark Thompson. After a career in magazine journalism, he joined BBC Television in 1989, becoming a producer with a primary focus in factual and political programmes. He rose to become the director of BBC Vision, and became the Director-General of the BBC on 17 September 2012. Entwistle resigned as Director-General