Deborah Turness
British journalist (born 1967) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Deborah Mary Turness (born 4 March 1967) is an English journalist, former CEO of ITN (2021), and as of 2022, CEO of BBC News.[3][7] Prior to this she was president of NBC News (2013–2017) and then president of NBC News International.[8] Before NBC, Turness was editor of ITV News (2004–2013), which made her the UK's first female editor of the network news.[9][10]
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Deborah Turness | |
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Born | (1967-03-04) 4 March 1967 (age 57) |
Nationality | British |
Alma mater | University of Bordeaux (PgDip)[2] University of Surrey (BA)[2] |
Occupation(s) | Journalist, media executive |
Years active | 1988–present[2] |
Organization(s) | ITN (until 2022) BBC News (from 2022) |
Title | CEO |
Term | 19 April 2021–present[3] |
Predecessor | Anna Mallett |
Spouse | John Toker[4] |
Children | 2[4] |
Awards | Amnesty International UK Media Award (2008)[5] Women in Television and Film Awards (2008) The News and Factual Award[6] |
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