Lorraine Heggessey
Lorraine Heggessey | |
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Heggessey at the 66th Annual Peabody Awards | |
| Born | Lorraine Sylvia Heggessey 16 November 1956 Hillingdon, Middlesex, England |
| Education | Vyners Grammar School |
| Alma mater | Collingwood College, Durham (BA) |
| Employer(s) | BBC Talkback Thames |
| Title | Controller of BBC One (2000–2005) |
Lorraine Sylvia Heggessey (born 16 November 1956) is a British television producer and executive. From 2000 until 2005, she was the first woman to be Controller of BBC One, the primary television channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation. She has also served as the Chief Executive of the production company Talkback Thames. Until October 2019 Heggessey was the Chief Executive of The Royal Foundation.