Hugh Greene

Hugh Greene

Sir Hugh Carleton Greene KCMG, OBE (15 November 1910 – 19 February 1987) was a British journalist and television executive. He was the Director-General of the BBC from 1960―1969, and is generally credited with modernising an organisation that had fallen behind in the wake of the launch of ITV in 1955.

Read more about Hugh Greene:  Early Life and Work, Wartime and Post-war Work, Director-General of The BBC, Other Roles, Personal Life, Portrayals in Popular Culture, Publications

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