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Currently, Greg Dyke is 76 years, 11 months and 16 days old. Greg Dyke will celebrate 77rd birthday on a Monday 20th of May 2024. Below we countdown to Greg Dyke upcoming birthday.
| Popular As | Greg Dyke |
| Occupation | Editorial Department |
| Age | 76 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Taurus |
| Born | May 20, 1947 (London, England, UK) |
| Birthday | May 20 |
| Town/City | London, England, UK |
| Nationality | UK |
Greg Dyke’s zodiac sign is Taurus. According to astrologers, Taurus is practical and well-grounded, the sign harvests the fruits of labor. They feel the need to always be surrounded by love and beauty, turned to the material world, hedonism, and physical pleasures. People born with their Sun in Taurus are sensual and tactile, considering touch and taste the most important of all senses. Stable and conservative, this is one of the most reliable signs of the zodiac, ready to endure and stick to their choices until they reach the point of personal satisfaction.
Greg Dyke was born in the Year of the Pig. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Pig are extremely nice, good-mannered and tasteful. They’re perfectionists who enjoy finer things but are not perceived as snobs. They enjoy helping others and are good companions until someone close crosses them, then look out! They’re intelligent, always seeking more knowledge, and exclusive. Compatible with Rabbit or Goat.
Dyke was educated at Hayes Grammar School and gained a degree in Politics from the University of York. He moved from journalism into broadcasting in 1977 when he joined London Weekend Television. He was subsequently Editor-in-Chief of TV-am and Director of Programmes for Television South before being appointed Director of Programmes at London Weekend Television in 1987, Managing Director (1990 - 1991) and Chief Executive (1991 - 1994).
Between 1995 and 1999 he was Chief Executive of Pearson Television, the largest independent production company outside of the United States.In January 2000 he was made Director-General of the BBC, succeeding the long-serving but controversial John Birt.
Dyke was a surprise choice for some, as the top job at the BBC had usually been held by public school educated figures, frequently graduates of Oxford and Cambridge. Nevertheless, the working class Dyke proved popular with staff and made clear his desire to reverse some of the bureaucracy which many believed had been introduced by Birt.
He also set out to improve the BBC's ethnic diversity, calling it "hideously white" shortly after joining. But some critics accused him of failing to improve the quality of the BBC's television output, with even a former Director-General, Alasdair Milne, criticising the corporation's lack of innovation and its cookery, gardening and makeover programmes.
However, it was the BBC's coverage of Operation Iraqi Freedom, in particular Andrew Gilligan's report suggesting that the British Government had "sexed up" Iraq's military capability, which brought an end to Dyke's BBC career when he was forced to resign, along with BBC Chairman Gavyn Davies.
