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English BBC radio executive (born 1955)
Mark David Damazer , CBE (born 15 April 1955), is a former Master of St Peter's College, Oxford , and a former controller of BBC Radio 4 and BBC Radio 4 Extra in the United Kingdom.
Early life and education [ edit ]
Damazer was born on 15 April 1955.[2] Polish-Jewish delicatessen owner in Willesden in North London. He is the younger brother of Benjamyn Damazer JP
Damazer was educated at Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School ,[1] Elstree in Hertfordshire . He then studied history at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge (from 1974), where he graduated with a double starred first [3] Harkness Fellowship to study at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University .[4]
Damazer returned to England to train at ITN in 1980, with fellow trainees Edward Stourton and Michael Crick . He joined the BBC World Service as a current affairs producer in 1981. From 1982 to 1984, he worked at TV-am , returning to BBC News in 1984. He joined Newsnight Nine O'Clock News [2] BBC News in December 1999, then Deputy Director in April 2001.[2] Helen Boaden . In 2006, he was involved in a controversy over his decision to replace the Radio 4 UK Theme [5] Edward Stourton from the Today Justin Webb . Damazer is a Fellow of The Radio Academy .[6]
On 12 April 2010, the BBC announced that Damazer was standing down as Controller of Radio 4 and leaving the Corporation to become Master of St Peter's College, Oxford .[4] Master from October 2010 to September 2019.[7] [8]
In June 2020 he was announced as chair of the Booker Prize Foundation , succeeding Baroness Helena Kennedy .[9] [10]
Philanthropy [ edit ]
Damazer served on the boards of trustees of the Institute of Contemporary British History and the Carl Rosa Opera .[2]
Damazer is the Senior Non-Executive Trustee of the Victoria and Albert Museum [11]
Personal life [ edit ]
Damazer is married with two children.[2]
Honours [ edit ]
In the 2011 New Year Honours , he was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for services to broadcasting.[12]
References [ edit ]
^ Luckhurst, Tim (26 September 2004). "Radio: He survived Hutton. Now for Humphrys" . The Independent
^ a b "Radio 4 controller Mark Damazer leaves the BBC" . BBC News. 12 April 2010. Retrieved 13 April 2010 .
^ "Entertainment – UK Theme to be dropped by Radio 4" . BBC News. 23 January 2006. Retrieved 13 April 2010 .
^ "Fellows – The Radio Academy" . Archived from the original on 24 October 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2010 .
^ "Mark Damazer, Controller Radio 4, elected as Head of St Peter's College" . BBC. 13 April 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2023 .
^ "Unveiling of Eileen Hogan's Portrait of Mark Damazer" . St Peter's College, Oxford. 16 February 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2023 .
^ Carpenter, Caroline (1 June 2020). "Mark Damazer to chair the Booker Prize Foundation" . The Bookseller . Retrieved 1 June 2020 .
^ Singh, Anita (1 June 2020). "Booker Prize juries will not be allowed to split prize again, says new chairman" . The Telegraph . Retrieved 1 June 2020 .
^ Victoria and Albert Museum, V&A Trustees . Retrieved 5 December 2016.
^ "No. 59647" . The London Gazette
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