What is going on at the BBC?
The head of radio in those days is now the director general of the BBC, Tim Davie.
These are recurring problems, not just for Tim Davie, but for all recent directors general. Managing talent, cutting costs and providing an entertaining service that the public perceives as justifying the licence fee are the corporation's perpetual spinning plates. Every few years, one of them takes a tumble. Sometimes, it's two or three.
In 2010, the man who stepped in and saved 6 Music was the BBC Chairman, Sir Michael Lyons. In 2012, when the Savile scandal engulfed the corporation, the man seeking answers and appearing on air was the BBC Chairman, Lord Patten. However, in 2023, the current BBC Chairman has kept a rather lower profile.
The second, by the BBC itself, is looking at his disclosures about any potential conflicts of interest after he arrived.
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