- Menna Richards
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Menna Richards OBE was the Controller of BBC Wales from February 2000 to February 2011.
Her start in broadcasting was as a reporter and producer for HTV Wales in the current affairs department. She rose to become Managing Director of HTV Wales, before the company was taken over by United News & Media.[1]
It was revealed as part of the BBC's open policy in November 2009, that Richards salary per annum to August 2009 was £185,000, with total remuneration of £192,800.[2]
She was married to the TV presenter Patrick Hannan, who died in 2009 after a short illness.[3]
Richards was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the New Year Honours 2010.[4]
References
- ^ "Menna Richards". BBC Wales. http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/info/management/mennarichards.shtml. Retrieved 2009-10-11.[dead link]
- ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/info/running/bbcstructure/journalism/menna_richards.shtml
- ^ "Broadcaster Hannan dies aged 68". BBC Wales. 2009-10-11. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/8301704.stm. Retrieved 2009-10-11.
- ^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 59282. p. 11. 31 December 2009.
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