Auntie's new champion; The BBC.(New broom at the Beeb)
Economist (US), The, April, 2004
Mr Grade watches over the licence fee
Michael Grade promises reform and no more apologies
AFTER months of misery at the BBC, Michael Grade's arrival on April 2nd as its new chairman was a happy occasion. Staff welcomed him with a standing ovation. A charismatic and outspoken member of a famous theatrical family, Mr Grade reminds BBCniks of a popular figure from the past, the previous director-general Greg Dyke. Mr Dyke resigned in January after an official inquiry criticised the corporation's handling of a damagingly incorrect news story about the government's case for invading Iraq. Mr Grade declared himself a "Dykeist", not a "Birtist". That was a swipe at John Birt, a former director-general keen on efficiency and loathed by the troops. Indeed Mr...
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