Ofcom names Dawn Airey as Channel 4 interim chair

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January 25, 2022

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Dawn Airey has been appointed interim chair of Channel 4 to replace Charles Gurassa who leaves at the end of this month.

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Ella Sagar Ella Sagar is a reporter for The Media Leader and leads our audio and out-of-home coverage. She joined in September 2021 and has a gold standard NCTJ. She previously wrote for the South West Londoner, Ealing Times, and The Hillingdon Times. At the University of Leeds, she received a First Class Honours Degree in French and Spanish with distinction in speaking and during her time there regularly presented radio shows on Leeds Student Radio, wrote for the student paper The Gryphon and was editor of Her Campus Leeds.

Dawn Airey has been appointed interim chair of Channel 4 to replace Charles Gurassa who leaves at the end of this month.

Airey became a non-executive director of Channel 4 in December 2021 and has previously had roles as managing director of global content at ITV, chair and CEO at Channel 5, and SVP of EMEA at Yahoo.

She is also currently chair of the National Youth Theatre and Barclays FA Women’s Super League and FA Women’s championship.

The appointment has been approved by culture secretary Nadine Dorries and Airey will remain in the role until a permanent chair is chosen.

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