Pat Loughrey

Short career outline 2000 – Present Director, BBC Nations & Regions Budget: £550 million Staff: 6,500 Responsibilities: Radio 52 stations including national services for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland and dedicated indigenous language services, plus 28 zones targeted for ethnic minorities. Television * Multi genre television services in Scotland, Wales and * Northern Ireland. * Newly launched television channel BBC Alba broadcast solely in Scottish Gaelic. * 20 hours of television content produced each week in the Welsh language for S4C; including its entire News output. * 15 Regional television news and current affairs services across England. Online 60 local Online sites creating an integrated network of local services across the UK, including dedicated language services. Orchestras 3 National Orchestras in Scotland, Wales & Northern Ireland Property Responsible for a portfolio made up of 100 premises across the UK. Additional Responsibilities: Chaired Leadership Development Programme for 3 years. Created and implemented a structured programme to develop the management and leadership potential of all BBC line managers. Led the BBC-wide review of the Knowledge Building portfolio. That review led to a significant strengthening of more distinctive genre – Arts, Science and Religion – while dramatically increasing their on-demand offer. Led the BBC΄s decentralisation strategy Project North. My role culminated in the announcement of an elaborate multi-partner deal which created the UK’s first Media City, near Manchester; and enabled the planned move of 1,700 BBC staff from London. 1995 – 2000 Controller, BBC Northern Ireland Budget: £90 million Staff: 700 Responsibilities: * Editor-in-Chief of all television, radio and online output – local and network. * In charge of the entire operation: property, technology, finance, marketing, Human Resources, security and the Ulster Orchestra. 1991 – 1995 Head of Programmes, BBC Northern Ireland Budget: £60 million Staff: 500 Responsibilities: * 2 radio services * Multi-genre television service 1988 – 1991 Head of Education Department, BBC Northern Ireland 1984 – 1988 Radio and Television Producer, BBC Northern Ireland 1979 – 1984 St Colum’s High School, Draperstown, Derry Head of Languages Department 1978 – 1984 Freelance, part time, broadcaster RTE, BBC,C4 EDUCATION & TRANING 2005 Stanford Research Institute California Business Innovation Programme 2002 "Top Dog" Best Practice Tour of leading American companies 1999 Stanford University California Senior Leadership Programme 1995 London Business School Senior Executive Programme 1984 Queen´s University Belfast MA History – Rural Anthropology 1978 Trent University, Ontario Awarded Doctoral Research Fellowship 1973 - 1976 University of Ulster 2:1 Honours, Contemporary History AWARDS 2009 Honorary Doctorate from Leeds Metropolitan University 2004 Fellow of the Radio Academy 1998 Distinguished Student Award, University of Ulster 1994 Special Sony Gold Award recognising leadership of Radio Ulster ORGANISATIONS Current: Visiting Professor, School of Media, Film, Journalism at the University of Ulster Member of the Advisory Council and Teaching Faculty of etma – The European Television and Media Management Academy based in Strasbourg. Juror - Sony Radio Awards 2008 – Station of the Year category Member of BAFTA Member of the Board for the Teaching Awards Member of the RAJAR Board Formerly: Chair of NOISE Charity 2005 - 2008 Vice President Celtic Film & Television Association Member Northern Ireland Arts Council, Historical Buildings, Curriculum Council Trustee of the Linen Hall Library Chairman of the Federation for Ulster Local Studies Chairman of the Irish History Students Association PUBLICATIONS 2004 The Heart´s Townland – a personal memoir 1989 The People of Ireland –an illustrated history of human settlement in Ireland. 1980 – 1984 Editor Ulster Local Studies an historical periodical 1980 – 2000 Numerous academic articles, reviews and scripts for broadcast Other Projects see above Email Email Pat Loughrey by clicking here

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