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Kevin Bakhurst (1985)

Kevin is Group Director, Content and Media Policy at the UK communications regulator, Ofcom. From 2014 to 2016, Kevin was Deputy Director-General at the Irish National Broadcaster, RTÉ. He was also Managing Director of RTÉ News and Current Affairs from 2012 until 2016. He was on the BBC's London Olympics 2012 committee, which was responsible for co-ordinating the BBC's coverage of the London Olympics. He produced the BBC News coverage of the Hong Kong Handover in 1997 and has worked extensively in Brussels and Washington, including the coverage of President Obama’s Inauguration. Kevin was a Magistrate from 2000 until 2005. His interests include travel, film, reading, history, US politics and Chelsea FC.