Bob Shennan appointed Director of BBC Radio

The BBC has confirmed that Bob Shennan has been appointed as Director of BBC Radio.

Bob, who is currently Controller of Radio 2, Asian Network and 6 Music and Director of BBC Music, will look after the day-to-day running of BBC network radio and will report to James Purnell, Director of Radio & Education, who has strategic, editorial and budgetary responsibility across arts, children’s, education, music, partnerships and network radio.

Radiocentre Chief Executive Siobhan Kenny said:
“On behalf of commercial radio, I would like to congratulate Bob Shennan on his new role as Director of BBC Radio.  We look forward to working with him on our many joint projects, especially Radioplayer as it reaches its next exciting phase of development”.