THE controller of BBC Radio Four, Mark Damazer, is to come to Coventry next month to deliver the fourth in a series of guest lectures at Coventry Cathedral.
He has a reputation as one of the best and brightest in British Broadcasting.
Over the past twenty five years, Mark Damazer has held a variety of senior positions inside the BBC.
He was the Deputy Director of News during the Gilligan/Hutton inquiry in 2003 - 4. Before that he was Head of Political Programmes, Head of Current Affairs, Editor of the Nine O’clock News, Producer on Newsnight and a Producer on Sixty Minutes.
Outside the BBC Mark started out as an ITV trainee and one of the founding staff of TV AM in 1983.
He graduated with a double first in history from Cambridge and a Harvard Harkness fellowship as well.
Mark will deliver the fourth Coventry Cathedral lecture on 'Radio 4:Enlightenment and Edge' on Thursday 21 February at 6.00pm in the Chapter House at the Cathedral.
Entry is free and open to all. As places are limited, it is advisable to book early.
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