Helen Boaden | |
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![]() Boaden in 2015 | |
Born | Colchester, Essex, England | 1 March 1956
Education | Northgate Grammar School, Suffolk Cedars Grammar School, Bedfordshire |
Alma mater | University of Sussex Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania London College of Printing |
Known for | Director of BBC Radio (2013–2016) Director of BBC News (2004–2013) Controller of BBC7 (2002–2004) Controller of BBC Radio 4 (2000–2004) |
Helen Boaden (born 1 March 1956) is a British former broadcasting executive who spent more than 30 years working for the BBC, including as Director of Radio between February 2013 and September 2016.[1][2]
Boaden is a Fellow of The Radio Academy,[3] and in May 2019 she joined the board of the UK Statistics Authority for a period of three years.[4]