Dame Jennifer Gita Abramsky was born on 7 October 1946 and is a British media producer, philanthropist and Chancellor of the University of East Anglia.
14 Facts About Jenny Abramsky
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Jenny Abramsky was chairman of the UK's National Heritage Memorial Fund.
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Until her retirement from the BBC, Jenny Abramsky was its most senior woman employee; she was Director of Audio and Music.
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Jenny Abramsky was educated at Holland Park Comprehensive School, London, and then completed her education at the University of East Anglia, where she received a Bachelor of Arts in English.
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Jenny Abramsky became the first woman editor of the agenda-setting Today programme, ran the first Gulf War Radio 4 News FM service, and went on to launch Britain's first continuous news and sport radio station, BBC Radio 5 Live, before launching the television channel BBC News 24.
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Jenny Abramsky was named Director of BBC Radio in January 1999 and was promoted to the BBC's executive board with overall responsibility for BBC Radios 1,2,3,4, and 5 Live and the BBC's digital radio stations 1Xtra, BBC 7,6 Music, 5 Live Sports Extra and the Asian Network; the three BBC orchestras based in England; and the Proms.
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Jenny Abramsky currently serves on the board of trustees for the UK's largest youth drama festival, the Shakespeare Schools Festival and is a Fellow of The Radio Academy.
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Jenny Abramsky is Chair of Trustees of National Life Stories and of the Royal Academy of Music.
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Jenny Abramsky previously served as Chair of the Heritage Lottery Fund as well.
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Jenny Abramsky is a member of the Audit and Risk Committee, and is chair of the appointments committee.
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Jenny Abramsky married Alasdair Liddell, a former head of planning for the NHS, in 1976.
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Jenny Abramsky was elevated from Commander of the Order of the British Empire to Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2009 New Year Honours.
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Jenny Abramsky was further elevated to Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire in the 2024 Birthday Honours.
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Jenny Abramsky was one of the first nine people to be inducted into the Digital Radio Hall of Fame.