Stewart Purvis
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Stewart Purvis CBE[1] is a British broadcaster and academic.
[edit] TV Journalism
An ITN trainee who rose through the ranks Purvis was the second editor of ITN's Channel 4 News from 1983 and is generally credited with creating the programme in its current ethos.[2]
He was Editor-in-Chief and CEO of ITN and retired in 2003 after 31 years at the company.[2] In November 2007 Purvis became Content and Standards Partner at the UK regulator OFCOM, a position he held until 2010.[3]
[edit] Academic
Purvis is the Professor of Television Journalism at City University, London. In 2004-5 he was News International Visiting Professor of Broadcast Media at Oxford University.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ "Trio of Dames lead showbiz honours". BBC News. 31 December 1999. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/584037.stm. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
- ^ a b Wells, Matt (5 June 2003). "Purvis steps down at ITN". London: The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2003/jun/05/itv.tvnews. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
- ^ Sweney, Mark (21 May 2010). "Stewart Purvis to leave Ofcom". London: The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/may/21/stewart-purvis-ofcom. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
- ^ "Professor Stewart Purvis". City University London. http://www.city.ac.uk/arts/academic-staff-profiles/professor-stewart-purvis. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
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