Kevin Bakhurst

Kevin Bakhurst is Group Director for Broadcasting and Online Content, overseeing our broadcast and online regulation and policy. He is also a member of the Ofcom Board and Ofcom's Content Board. Kevin joined Ofcom in October 2016 from Ireland's national broadcaster, RTÉ - where he was Managing Director, News and Current Affairs, Deputy Director General, and then Acting Director General. After graduating from Cambridge University, Kevin worked at Price Waterhouse before joining the BBC as a researcher in 1989. He went on to edit the Ten O'Clock News, becoming Deputy Head of the BBC Newsroom and Controller of the BBC News channel and BBC News at One. During his time editing BBC news bulletins, the programmes won awards from organisations including BAFTA and the Royal Television Society. Outside work, Kevin was a Magistrate from 2000 until 2006. He is interested in languages, history, film and travel, and he is a lifelong supporter of Chelsea FC.