Deborah Mary Turness was born on 4 March 1967 and is an English journalist, former CEO of ITN, and current CEO of BBC News.
10 Facts About Deborah Turness
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Deborah Turness studied at the University of Surrey, where she took a degree in French and English; she then took a postgraduate course in journalism at the University of Bordeaux, France.
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Deborah Turness joined ITN in 1988 as a freelance producer in the Paris Bureau straight from university, before becoming ITN's North of England producer in 1991.
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In 2000, Deborah Turness was Deputy Editor of Five News before being promoted to Editor in 2002.
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In 2008, Deborah Turness won 'The News and Factual Award' presented by Women in Television and Film.
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Deborah Turness was described as one of London's 1000 most influential people in 2011.
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In February 2017, Noah Oppenheim took over as president of NBC News and Deborah Turness was appointed president of a new division called NBC News International that was NBC's side in a partnership with Euronews, in which each network would contribute reporting to the other.
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In January 2022, Deborah Turness was appointed CEO of BBC News.
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Deborah Turness joined the BBC Board in September 2022 for a two-year term.
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Deborah Turness lived in Shepherd's Bush in London with her first husband, television journalist Damien Steward.