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Peter Horrocks was born on 8 October, 1959, is a British broadcast executive. Discover Peter Horrocks's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 64 years old?

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1959

Peter John Gibson Horrocks CBE (born 8 October 1959) is a broadcast executive and a former Vice-Chancellor (chief executive) of The Open University.

He was educated at the independent King's College School in Wimbledon and at Christ's College, Cambridge.

He was previously director of the BBC World Service Group.

1981

Horrocks joined the BBC in October 1981 as a news trainee.

He worked on Newsnight as an assistant producer and then producer.

1988

After time as a senior producer, intake editor and output editor on Breakfast Time, he became deputy editor of Panorama in 1988.

1992

Horrocks edited BBC television's coverage of the 1992 general election.

In May 1992, Horrocks was appointed editor of BBC Two's social affairs programme, Public Eye, a position he held until he launched Here And Now, a current affairs magazine intended to capture high audience figures, in January 1994.

1994

He edited the coverage of the Budget, by-elections and local elections, as well as the 1994 European Election results and General Election results programmes in May 1997.

He became editor of Newsnight in April 1994, and editor of Panorama in December 1997.

1997

Horrocks won Bafta awards in 1997 and 2005 for his editorship of Newsnight and for The Power of Nightmares.

2000

Horrocks became Head of Current Affairs in June 2000.

2002

He was executive producer of Brits, True Spies, Smallpox 2002, The Day Britain Stopped, Dirty War and of the documentary trilogy The Power of Nightmares.

2005

He became Head of Television News in September 2005.

2007

In November 2007, following restructuring of BBC News, he became Head of the BBC newsroom.

2009

In April 2009, he replaced Nigel Chapman as Head of the BBC World Service and was responsible for the overall editorial leadership and management, a post in which he remained until 2014.

He is the chairman of the BBC Media Action Board of Trustees (Previously called the BBC World Service Trust).

2013

While at the BBC he was paid a salary of £240,000 in 2013.

2014

The Open University announced on 11 December 2014, that Horrocks had been appointed Vice-Chancellor of the University, taking over the role vacated by Martin Bean.

2015

He took up the post on 5 May 2015, and was paid £360,000 per year.

2018

In 2018 Horrocks took part in a Parliamentary hearing on value for money in higher education, with MPs criticising the level of pay of vice-chancellors and asking them to justify their salaries.

Horrocks acknowledged that the issue "potentially undermine the value of universities in this country”.

Proposals to cut £100 million from the annual budget of £420 million cutting courses by a third and significant staff redundancies were announced in March 2018.

Horrocks described the changes, reducing courses by a third, as "reprioritising".

Horrocks had also angered some staff by saying academics "get away with not teaching".

He later issued a letter of apology and stated: "I sincerely regret that my careless language caused offence or hurt".

The following month, the OU's branch of the University and College Union (UCU) passed a vote of no confidence in Horrocks, or his plans.

In response, the regional UCU called Horrocks to resign "as soon as possible".

Horrocks resigned from the post of Vice-Chancellor (having to choose between it, or being fired) on 13 April 2018 "with immediate effect".

He remained as a consultant to the institution for a further three months.

Horrocks is married and has three children.