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词条 Richard Klein (television executive)
释义

  1. Early life

  2. Career

     BBC 

  3. Personal life

  4. References

  5. External links

     Video clips 
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Richard Henry Klein (born 12 October 1958) is a British television executive who is the former controller of BBC Four.[2] He became controller in 2008, taking over from Janice Hadlow, who became Controller of BBC Two.

Early life

He was born in Burwash Common in Sussex (now in East Sussex) to Hans Klein and Bernadine Thorne. He attended Prior Park College, a Roman Catholic independent school near Bath in Somerset.

From the University of Aberdeen he gained an MA in English in 1983, and from City University London he gained a Diploma of Journalism[3] in 1985.

Career

He was a director on Weekend World on LWT from 1987 to 1990.

BBC

He joined the BBC in 1996 as a current affairs producer director, having worked as a freelancer for some years before. From 2005 to 2007 he was a commissioning editor for documentaries; most output of BBC Four comprises documentaries. He was succeeded by Charlotte Moore. From 2007 to 2008 he was Head of Independent Commissioning for Factual TV, of the BBC.

He became Controller of BBC Four in December 2008. In November 2009, his salary was revealed by the BBC to be £195,000.

Personal life

Klein has one daughter, and is divorced.

References

1. ^BBC Structure
2. ^{{cite press release |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2008/11_november/24/four.shtml |title=Richard Klein named new Controller of BBC Four |date=24 November 2008 |publisher=BBC Press Office |accessdate=13 December 2008 }}
3. ^Journalism

External links

  • BBC Press Office biography

Video clips

  • [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9X5T67Ayz0 Meet the controller]
  • [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIPACe-NerY Future of BBC4]
  • [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rl1JBPvXXhI Northern Film Media]
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