Greg Dyke

Greg Dyke
Greg Dyke (2011)
13th Director-General of the BBC
In office 2000–2004
Preceded by	John Birt
Succeeded by	Mark Byford (acting)
Chancellor of the University of York
In office 2004–2015
Preceded by	Janet Baker
Succeeded by	Malcolm Grant
Chairman of Brentford Football Club
In office 2006–2013
Chairman of the British Film Institute
In office 2008–2016
Preceded by	Anthony Minghella
Succeeded by	Josh Berger
Chairman of the Football Association
In office 2013–2016
Preceded by	David Bernstein
Succeeded by	Greg Clarke
Vice President for Television of BAFTA
Incumbent
Assumed office 2016
Preceded by	Sophie Turner Laing
Chairman of the London Film School
Incumbent
Assumed office 2018
Preceded by	Mike Leigh
Personal details
Born	Gregory Dyke (1947-05-20) 20 May 1947 (age 77) Hayes, Middlesex, England
Spouse	Susan Howes
Children	4
Alma mater	University of York
Occupation	Journalist, broadcaster, Executive director
Greg Dyke's voice Recorded January 2009 from the BBC Radio 4 programme You and Yours

Gregory Dyke (born 20 May 1947) is a British media executive, football administrator, journalist and broadcaster. Since the 1960s, Dyke has had a long career in the UK in print and then broadcast journalism. He is credited with introducing 'tabloid' television to British broadcasting, and reviving the ratings of TV-am. In the 1990s, he held chief executive positions at LWT Group, Pearson Television, and Channel 5.

Dyke was director-general of the BBC from January 2000 to January 2004; he resigned following heavy criticism of the BBC's news reporting process in the Hutton Inquiry. He was also a director of Manchester United and chairman of Brentford football clubs, and from 2013 to 2016 was chairman of the Football Association. He was chancellor of the University of York from 2004 to 2015 and chairman of the British Film Institute between 2008 and 2016. He is currently the chairman of children's television company HiT Entertainment, and is a panellist on Sky News's The Pledge.

Since 2016, Dyke has been vice president for television of BAFTA.^[1] In 2018, he became chairman of London Film School.^[2]