Jenny Abramsky to step down as Director of BBC Audio & Music

10.04.08 - 19:51 ... source : BBC Radio

... Category: BBC; Radio Date: 10.04.2008 Printable version An email was sent to BBC staff today from Mark Thompson, BBC Director-General, to inform them that Jenny Abramsky has decided to step down as Director of Audio & Music. The text of the email follows: "Dear All, "I wanted to let you know that Jenny Abramsky has decided to step down as Director of Audio & Music and to leave the BBC at the end of September. Downing Street is announcing later this morning that Jenny will go on to chair the Heritage Lottery Fund when she leaves the BBC. "She steps down from her present role after 39 years here in the BBC. It is a remarkable career - she edited the World At One, PM and the Today programme before becoming Editor of all Radio News and Current Affairs. She set up a continuous news service (Gulf FM) during the first Gulf War which was the forerunner to Radio 5 Live, where she was launch controller. "As Director of the B ...» Next (HTML)