George Entwistle, Date of Birth

George Entwistle

Director-General of the BBC

Date of Birth: 08-Jul-1962

Profession: television producer, business executive

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

George Edward Entwistle (born 8 July 1962) was Director-General of the BBC during 2012, succeeding Mark Thompson.
After a career in magazine journalism, he joined BBC Television in 1989, becoming a producer with a primary focus in factual and political programmes.
He rose to become the director of BBC Vision, and became the Director-General of the BBC on 17 September 2012. Entwistle resigned as Director-General on 10 November 2012, following controversy over a Newsnight report which falsely implicated Lord McAlpine in the North Wales child abuse scandal.
His resignation after just 54 days in the role made him the shortest serving Director-General in the history of the BBC.