politician
Tony Hall, Baron Hall of Birkenhead.
British media and art executive (born 1951)
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Former BBC Chief Warns Against Any Payout to Trump After Threatened $5B Lawsuit
Former BBC director-general Lord Tony Hall says the network should reject any possibility of paying President Donald Trump as the corporation faces a potential multibillion-dollar lawsuit over an edited documentary…
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About Tony Hall, Baron Hall of Birkenhead
Anthony William Hall, Baron Hall of Birkenhead is a British life peer. He was Director-General of the BBC between April 2013 and August 2020, and chaired the board of trustees of the National Gallery from September 2020 to May 2021.
Everything about Tony Hall, Baron Hall of Birkenhead →- Occupation
- politician, journalist, businessperson, broadcaster
- Position held
- Director-General of the BBC, member of the House of Lords, chair of the Royal Television Society, vice-chair of the Royal Television Society
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Born
- March 3, 1951, March 1951