Bbc's Top Stars Turn On Thompson ; They Complain of Too Many Chiefs and Poor Morale
Evening Standard - London › October 18, 2007
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BBC director general Mark Thompson faced sustained attack by some of TV's biggest figures in a behind-closed-doors meeting over planned budget cuts.
He was grilled by his own attack dog John Humphrys, who accused BBC bosses of stamping on dissent over the proposal to cut 2,500 posts and spending across services including news and factual programmes.See the full content of this document
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Bbc's Top Stars Turn On Thompson ; They Complain of Too Many Chiefs and Poor Morale
Other stars complained of "too many executives" at the BBC, poor pay for many staff and plummeting morale.
Last night's meeting was convened by Mr Thompson to give big name presenters including Humphrys, Six O'Clock News anchor George Alagiah and Front Row host Mark Lawson an advance briefing on the outli...See the full content of this document
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