Hugh Greene
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Hugh Greene
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Sir Hugh Carleton Greene was a British television executive and journalist. He was director-general of the BBC from 1960 to 1969. After working for newspapers in the 1930s, Greene spent most of his later career with the BBC, rising through the managerial ranks of overseas broadcasting and then news for the main domestic channels. He encountered opposition from some politicians and activists opposed to his modernising agenda, but under his leadership the BBC was recognised to be outperforming its
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British television executive and journalist
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Greene
date created:
2004-03-30T10:52:39Z
date modified:
2024-08-27T11:15:57Z
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