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Dorothy Byrne was born on 1953 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, is an A scottish television executive. Discover Dorothy Byrne's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 71 years old?
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President of Murray Edwards College, Cambridge |
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Dorothy Byrne Height, Weight & Measurements
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Dorothy Byrne Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Dorothy Byrne worth at the age of 71 years old? Dorothy Byrne’s income source is mostly from being a successful Television. She is from . We have estimated Dorothy Byrne's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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Dorothy Byrne, FRTS (born 1953, Scotland), serves as President of Murray Edwards College, Cambridge, since 2021.
Previously Head of News and Current Affairs at Channel 4 Television for 15 years, during which time her programmes won numerous Royal Television Society, BAFTA and Emmy awards, she was elected a Fellow of the Royal Television Society for her outstanding contribution to television and has won several major television awards including the RTS Journalism Award.
Byrne was producer of World in Action (ITV), 1992–95, and editor of The Big Story (ITV), 1995–98.
In 1998 she was appointed Commissioning Editor of Current Affairs and editor of Dispatches at Channel 4.
In 2003 she was appointed Head of News and Current Affairs at Channel 4.
From 2005 to 2016, she was a Visiting Professor at the School of Journalism of the University of Lincoln.
In a statement of December 2008, Byrne defended Channel 4's invitation to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the Iranian President, to deliver the channel's "alternative Christmas message": "As the leader of one of the most powerful states in the Middle East, President Ahmadinejad's views are enormously influential. ... we are offering our viewers an insight into an alternative world view".
The Israeli Ambassador to the UK, Ron Prosor, said: "In Iran, converts to Christianity face the death penalty. It is perverse that this despot is allowed to speculate on the views of Jesus, while his government leads Christ's followers to the gallows."
Since 2016, she has been a Visiting Professor at De Montfort University.
Byrne has received honorary doctorates from her almae matres : Hon. LittD (University of Sheffield) in 2018 and Hon. LittD (University of Manchester) in 2021.
. She also received the Honorary Degree of Doctor of the University from the University of the West of Scotland in 2022, and is an Honorary Graduate of the University of Portsmouth.
In 2019, Byrne delivered the prestigious MacTaggart Lecture at the Edinburgh Television Festival in which she criticised politicians for lying and failing to be held to account.
The daughter of Charles and Agnes Byrne, she was educated at Layton Hill Convent, Blackpool, before going up to read philosophy at Manchester University (BA Hons), then business studies at Sheffield University (Diploma).
In 2019, she delivered both the MacTaggart Lecture at the Edinburgh Television Festival and the Cockcroft Rutherford Lecture at the University of Manchester.
In November 2019, Byrne published Trust Me, I'm Not a Politician, an essay asking how our trust in democracy and public life can be regained.
She stepped down in 2020 and was appointed Editor-at-Large of Channel 4 Television.
In 2020, she was elected a Visiting Fellow at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, Oxford.
In December 2020, Byrne was elected as the sixth President of Murray Edwards College, Cambridge.
She took up the appointment on 17 September 2021, following the retirement of Dame Barbara Stocking.
