Ken MacQuarrie


BBC names new board members

The BBC has named the three executives that will join director general Tony Hall on its new board, along with five non-executive directors from outside the company. The three BBC execs that will join Hall are: deputy director-general Anne Bulford; executive director responsible for the nations and regions Ken MacQuarrie; and the CEO of the […]

BBC hires Scottish chief

Donalda MacKinnon has been appointed boss of the BBC’s Scottish operations. She is being upped from head of programmes at the UK pubcaster’s BBC Scotland division and takes over from Ken MacQuarrie, who was recently named director, nations and regions, at the BBC. MacKinnon’s appointment marks the first time a female exec has run BBC […]

BBC crisis claims more scalps as Patten begins search for new DG

Following the resignation of BBC director-general George Entwistle on Saturday, head of news Helen Boaden and deputy director of news Stephen Thomas have “stepped aside” for the duration of the ongoing Pollard enquiry into flagship current affairs show Newsnight. Head of newsgathering Fran Unsworth has been named as acting director of news, while Ceri Thomas, […]