Tim Davie
Summary
Tim Davie (born 1967) is the BBC's Director of Audio and Music. He joined the BBC in April 2005. In his current role, he sits on the BBC's Executive Board with overall responsibility for all of the BBC's national radio networks and the corporation's music output across all media. This includes BBC Radios 1, 2, 3, 4, and Five Live; as well as the BBC digital radio stations 1Xtra, 6 Music, BBC 7, Five Live Sports Extra and the Asian Network; the three BBC orchestras based in England; and the Proms. He also heads up programme making teams across radio and music television. BBC Audio and Music has an annual programming budget of c.£200 million and a staff of over 1,600.
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Expert women at the BBC: is a database and training enough?
With complaints about the 80/20 dominance of men in its broadcasts, the BBC is training women to redress the balance.
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Media Monkey's Diary: Jeremy Paxman, BBC and Fleet Street Fox
✒In his evidence to the Pollard inquiry on the corporation's handling of the Savile scandal, Jeremy Paxman thundered that the BBC news empire had been "taken over by radio. . . Helen Boaden, a radio person, Steve Mitchell, radio person. Peter Rippon was a radio person. " And so too, of course, is Eddie Mair, brought in to Newsnight by Rippon, and seen by anti-Paxmanians in the rightwing press as lined up to replace the veteran anchor.
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BBC strike: presenters join walkout
Lauren Laverne and Paul Mason among those taking industrial action, as union attacks payoffs to senior executives.
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BBC director of public affairs to leave
Paul Mylrea oversaw corporate communications during Jimmy Savile crisis and will leave corporation later this year.
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Tony Hall's email to BBC staff
Incoming director general's message outlining his first senior executive appointments to the corporation's top team.
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BBC's Sky rivalry takes dramatic turn | Media Monkey
BBC controller of drama Ben Stephenson got very excited at Monday night's star-packed 2013 programming launch, and marked his fourth year in the post by taking an unscripted pop at Sky and its successful efforts to "poach" talent for low-rating shows. "I want you, the best talent in the world. I hope we'll be more welcoming, more fun, we are a weighty institution, we're working on it, I want to bypass that.
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Helen Boaden offered BBC audio and music job
Bob Shennan had been favourite to take the post, but director of news is being lined up for role under new DG Lord Hall.
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Monkey goes to the BBC Audio Drama Awards | Media Monkey
Intriguing to see (Lord) Tony Hall, incoming BBC director general, brushing up his editorial skills and exercising his preferences, as he prepares to leave the Royal Opera House. He was one of three judges – including Will Gompertz, the BBC's arts editor – of the best drama series or serial category for Sunday night's BBC Audio Drama Awards, hosted by David Tennant.
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BBC director general Lord Hall to take charge on 2 April
BBC hopes to fill several vacant posts at top of corporation before arrival of outgoing chief executive of Royal Opera House.
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Jimmy Savile scandal: BBC branded 'incapable and chaotic'
Senior executive resigns and three others moved after damning report on shelved Newsnight exposé of TV star's sexual abuse of children.
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