Roger Mosey was born on 4 January 1958 and is a British author, broadcaster, and current Master of Selwyn College, Cambridge.
20 Facts About Roger Mosey
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Roger Mosey was previously the Head of BBC Television News and Director of the Beijing 2008 and London 2012 Olympic Games coverage.
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Roger Mosey is a trustee of the Royal Institute of British Architects.
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In October 2013, Mosey became Master of Selwyn College, Cambridge.
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Roger Mosey often contributes articles and columns to international newspapers including The Guardian, The Times, The Spectator, New Statesman, and the Daily Telegraph.
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Roger Mosey was born in Bradford in 1958 and educated at Bradford Grammar School.
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Roger Mosey then studied at Wadham College, Oxford, where he received a degree in history and modern languages.
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Roger Mosey appeared on University Challenge in 1978, as a member of the team representing his college.
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In 2011, Roger Mosey was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Lincoln.
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Roger Mosey was editor of Radio 4's Today from March 1993 until appointment as Controller of BBC Radio Five Live at the beginning of 1997.
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Roger Mosey recruited James Naughtie to join the Today presenting team and introduced Nicky Campbell, Victoria Derbyshire and Richard Littlejohn to Five Live.
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Roger Mosey brought Dermot Murnaghan and Natasha Kaplinsky to the BBC to present Breakfast.
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In 2003, when Head of News at the BBC, Roger Mosey was asked to head a landmark workstream looking at the BBC's values.
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Roger Mosey was in charge of the BBC's coverage of the 2012 Olympics.
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Roger Mosey was replaced as Head of Sport by Barbara Slater, who oversaw the move of BBC Sport to MediaCityUK in Salford Quays in 2011.
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Roger Mosey became the BBC's Editorial Director in May 2013, but this appointment proved to be short lived.
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Roger Mosey proposed that the organisation should share the licence fee with others.
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In 2013, Roger Mosey was elected to succeed Richard Bowring as Master of Selwyn College, Cambridge.
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In 2013 it was announced Roger Mosey would be the Chair of Bishop Grosseteste University's university council.
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Roger Mosey's interests include football, movies, and reading thrillers and political biographies.