Dame Elizabeth "Liz" Anne Lucy Forgan, DBE (born 1944) is a British journalist and television executive who was educated at St Hugh's College, Oxford. Commanders Badge of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions, in order of seniority: Knight or Dame Grand Cross... College name St Hughs College Named after Saint Hugh, bishop of Lincoln Established 1886 Sister College Clare College, Cambridge Principal Andrew Dilnot JCR President Alistair Wrench Undergraduates 166 Homepage St Hughs College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England, located in St...

Forgan was a founding commissioning editor and then Director of Programmes at the UK's Channel 4 from 1981 to 1990.^[1] It has been suggested that Channel Four Television Corporation be merged into this article or section. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

She initially worked on newspapers starting with Teheran Journal's as Arts Editor 1967-68, at the Hampstead and Highgate Express 1969-74, and on London's Evening Standard 1974-78 (and later as a columnist 1997-98). Headlines of the Evening Standard on the day of London bombing on July 7, 2005, in Waterloo Station The Evening Standard is a British tabloid newspaper published and sold in London and surrounding areas of southeast England. ...

She joined the BBC in 1993 to become Managing Director, BBC Network Radio where she developed the format for BBC Radio Five Live and launched the DAB digital radio service. She left the BBC in February 1996 over a disagreement with John Birt, then BBC Director General, over the decision to move BBC Radio News from Broadcasting House to a site four miles away.^[2] BBC Radio Five Live is the BBCs radio service providing live BBC News, phone-ins, and sports commentaries. ... Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB), also known as Eureka 147, is a technology for broadcasting of audio using digital radio transmission. ... John Birt, Baron Birt (born 10 December 1944), served as the Director-General of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) from 1992 to 2000, having previously been deputy director-general since 1987. ... Broadcasting House Broadcasting House is the headquarters of the BBC in London, England. ... The current BBC News logo BBC News and Current Affairs is a major arm of the BBC responsible for the corporations newsgathering and production of news programmes on BBC television, radio and online. ...

She was editor of The Guardian's women's pages from 1978 to 1982, a Guardian columnist during 1997 and 1998, becoming a non-executive director of the Guardian Media Group^[3] from 1998, and promoted to become the sixth Chair of The Scott Trust in 2003^[4]. Since April 2001, the Chair of the National Heritage Memorial Fund since 2001 and Heritage Lottery Fund^[5]. Guardian Media Group plc is a company of the United Kingdom owning various mass media operations including The Guardian, The Observer and the Manchester Evening News. ... The Scott Trust is a British organisation which owns Guardian Media Group and thus The Guardian and The Observer as well as various local newspapers, Jazz FM and other radio stations, and various other media businesses in the UK. The Trust was established in 1936 by John Scott, owner of... April is the fourth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four with the length of 30 days. ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The National Heritage Memorial Fund (NHMF) was set up under the National Heritage Act 1980 in memory of people who gave their lives for the United Kingdom. ... A play here! sign outside a newsagent, incorporating the National Lotterys logo of a stylised hand with crossed fingers. ...

She is also board member of the Conservatoire for Dance and Drama^[6], Trustee of the Royal Anniversary Trust, a former Board Member of the British Film Institute, a Trustee of the Media Trust and of the Phoenix Trust, and Chair of the Churches Conservation Trust. The Conservatoire for Dance and Drama is a higher education institution in the United Kingdom. ... The British Film Institute (BFI) is a charitable organisation established by Royal Charter to encourage the development of the arts of film, television and the moving image throughout the United Kingdom, to promote their use as a record of contemporary life and manners, to promote education about film, television and...

Liz Forgan waw awarded Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire for services to Radio Broadcasting in 2006 and previously awarded the OBE in 1998 also for services to Radio Broadcasting. Commanders Badge of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions, in order of seniority: Knight or Dame Grand Cross... OBE can mean several things, Officer of the Order of the British Empire, distinction of honour. ...

References

1. ^ Liz Forgan - Heritage Lottery Fund. Retrieved on 2007-01-28.
2. ^ "News move was last straw for Liz Forgan" by Michael Leapman, The Independent, February 25, 1996. Retrieved on January 28, 2007.
3. ^ Scott Trust Appoints New Chair. Retrieved on 2007-01-28.
4. ^ History of the Scott Trust
5. ^ Dame Liz re-appointed to the National Heritage Memorial Fund. Retrieved on 2007-01-28.
6. ^ Hidden Treasures Speakers. Retrieved on 2007-01-28.