Hussey of North Bradley, Marmaduke James Hussey, Baron
- Hussey of North Bradley, Marmaduke James Hussey, Baron
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▪ 2007
British newspaper and television executive (b. Aug. 29, 1923, London, Eng.—d. Dec. 27, 2006, London), was appointed (1986) BBC chairman by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, reportedly in order to “sort out” the corporation, which the Thatcher administration accused of leftist antigovernment programming; in his first major act, Hussey dismissed BBC Director General Alasdair Milne. Hussey had previously served as CEO and managing director (1971–80) of Times Newspapers Ltd. His failure to secure a labour agreement that would have introduced new printing technology, however, drove The Times and The Sunday Times to suspend publication for 11 months (December 1978–November 1979) and indirectly led to the newspapers' sale to Rupert Murdoch. After Hussey retired in 1996, he was awarded a life peerage.
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