Conservative Party peer Michael Grade (L), speaks with Britain's Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries at the Conservative Party conference in Manchester, England, on Oct. 5, 2021. Paul Ellis/AFP via Getty Images
Media executive and Conservative peer Michael Grade has been announced as the next chairman of Ofcom.
Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries named the 79-year-old—who has held senior positions at the BBC, ITV and Channel 4—as the Government’s preferred candidate for the role.