Stewart Purvis
Stewart Purvis CBE[1] is a British broadcaster and academic.
TV Journalism
An ITN trainee who rose through the ranks, Purvis was the second editor of ITN's Channel 4 News from 1983 and is generally credited with creating the programme in its current ethos.[2]
He was Editor-in-Chief and CEO of ITN and retired in 2003 after 31 years at the company.[2] In November 2007 Purvis became Content and Standards Partner at the UK regulator OFCOM, a position he held until 2010.[3]
He regularly appears on the late-night press preview programme of Sky News.
Since September 2013 Purvis has been a non-executive Director of Channel 4.[4] His appointment runs until 31 August 2016
Academic
Purvis is the Professor of Television Journalism at City University, London. In 2004-5 he was News International Visiting Professor of Broadcast Media at Oxford University.[5]
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