Roger Mosey | |
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| Born | Roger Mosey (1958-01-04)4 January 1958 (age 67) Bradford, England |
| Education | Wadham College, Oxford University of Oxford |
| Occupation(s) | Selwyn College, Cambridge (Master) British Broadcasting Corporation (Director of News) |
| Known for | Author, broadcaster, academia |
Roger Mosey (born 4 January 1958)[1] is a British author, broadcaster, and current Master ofSelwyn College, Cambridge. He was previously the Head ofBBC Television News and Director of theBeijing 2008 andLondon 2012 Olympic Games coverage. His other positions have included that of Producer to the BBC's New York bureau and Editor ofToday onBBC Radio 4. He is a trustee of the Royal Institute of British Architects.[2]
In October 2013, Mosey became Master ofSelwyn College, Cambridge.[3] He often contributes articles and columns to international newspapers includingThe Guardian,The Times,The Spectator,New Statesman, and theDaily Telegraph.[4]
Mosey was born inBradford in 1958 and educated atBradford Grammar School. He then studied atWadham College, Oxford, where he received a degree in history and modern languages.[5] He appeared onUniversity Challenge in 1978, as a member of the team representing his college.
In 2011, Mosey was awarded an honorary doctorate by theUniversity of Lincoln.[2]
After university he joinedPennine Radio, Bradford, as a Community Affairs Producer; his BBC career began in 1980 when he joinedBBC Radio Lincolnshire as a reporter. His first job in network radio was onThe Week in Westminster, and he then moved toToday Programme as a producer and to the BBC's New York bureau[1] before becoming editor ofPM in 1987.[6]
He was editor of Radio 4'sToday from March 1993 until appointment as Controller ofBBC Radio Five Live at the beginning of 1997. Under his editorship,Today won Sony Gold Awards in 1994 and 1995, a British Environment & Media Award and was named “Radio Programme of the Year” by the Broadcasting Press Guild in 1995.
BBC Radio Five Live was named the Sony National Radio Station of the Year 1998; andBBC Television News won a number ofRoyal Television Society awards for journalism, including “Programme of the Year” forNewsnight (2002) and theTen O'Clock News (2004). TheTen O'Clock News also receivedBAFTA awards in both 2004 and 2005.[5]
He recruitedJames Naughtie to join theToday presenting team and introducedNicky Campbell,Victoria Derbyshire andRichard Littlejohn toFive Live.[6] He broughtDermot Murnaghan andNatasha Kaplinsky to the BBC to presentBreakfast.[citation needed] He is a Fellow of TheRadio Academy.[7]
In 2003, when Head of News at the BBC, Mosey was asked to head a landmark workstream looking at the BBC's values. As Head of Sport he cancelledGrandstand[8] after a 48-year run and oversaw the move toSalford Quays in 2010. He was in charge of the BBC's coverage of the 2012 Olympics. He was replaced as Head of Sport byBarbara Slater,[9] who oversaw the move of BBC Sport toMediaCityUK in Salford Quays in 2011. He became the BBC's Editorial Director in May 2013,[10] but this appointment proved to be short lived. Upon leaving the BBC, Mosey wrote of the various biases in the work of the organisation. Writing inThe Times, he said that the organisation was tooleft-wing, had failed to "give enough space to anti-immigration views or to EU-withdrawalists" and had uniformity in its views. Mosey proposed that the organisation should share the licence fee with others.[11]
In 2013, Mosey was elected to succeedRichard Bowring as Master ofSelwyn College, Cambridge.[12] Announced on 2 July, he took up the role in October 2013.[3] In 2013 it was announced Mosey would be the Chair ofBishop Grosseteste University's university council.[13]
His interests include football (he is aBradford City fan), movies, and reading thrillers and political biographies.[1]
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| Preceded by | Editor ofToday 1993–1997 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Master of Selwyn College, Cambridge 2013–present | Succeeded by Incumbent |
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