Category: BBC;
Sport
Date: 18.07.2005
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Mark Thompson, the BBC Director-General, has today (18
July 2005) announced the appointment of Roger Mosey as the new Director
of BBC Sport.
Roger Mosey joins BBC Sport from BBC News, where he
has been Head of TV News since January 2000, with responsibility for
output across the One, Six and Ten O'Clock news, Newsnight and News
24.
He was the Controller of
Radio Five Live when it was named Sony National Radio Station of the
Year in 1998, and he's a former Editor of the Today programme.
Roger Mosey will become the leader of BBC Sport as it
progresses through the World Cup, to the Olympics in Beijing and in
the build up to the 2012 Olympics in London.
He will be responsible for developing and strengthening
Sport's multi-media, multi-platform programmes and services and leading
BBC Sport into the future, including the move to Manchester.
BBC Sport currently has a large rights portfolio, including
the rights to the World Cup up to and including 2014; the Olympics up
to and including 2012; Wimbledon; Six Nations; Open Golf; the FA Cup;
Premier League football and the Grand National.
Mark Thompson said: "Sport is fundamental to what
the BBC is about, and we are committed to bringing the big national
sporting moments to the UK.
"Roger Mosey's experience and passion will be invaluable
in leading the Sport Division through its imminent and long term challenges."
Roger Mosey said: "I'm delighted to be moving to BBC
Sport at such an exciting time, after the London Olympics decision and
with the World Cup and Commonwealth Games coming up next year.
"I grew up listening to and watching BBC Sport,
and I loved my time on Radio Five Live. It's essential for the BBC that
it's the place people come to for big national sports moments, and I
know BBC Sport will continue to deliver that with style."
