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.
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.
She was married to the TV presenter Patrick Hannan
, who died in 2009 after a short illness.
Richards was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the New Year Honours 2010.
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
was the Controller of BBC Wales
BBC Wales
BBC Cymru Wales is a division of the British Broadcasting Corporation for Wales. Based at Broadcasting House in the Llandaff area of Cardiff, it directly employs over 1200 people, and produces a broad range of television, radio and online services in both the Welsh and English languages.Outside...
from February 2000 to February 2011.
Her start in broadcasting was as a reporter and producer for HTV Wales
HTV
HTV, now legally known as ITV Wales & West, is the ITV contractor for Wales and the West of England, which operated from studios in Cardiff and Bristol. The company provided commercial television for the dual-region 'Wales and West' franchise, which it won from TWW in 1968...
in the current affairs department. She rose to become Managing Director of HTV Wales, before the company was taken over by United News & Media.
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.
She was married to the TV presenter Patrick Hannan
Patrick Hannan (presenter)
Patrick Hannan MBE was a Welsh political journalist, author and television and radio presenter.The son of an Irish doctor who migrated to Wales in the 1930s, he was born and raised in Aberaman, near Aberdare in South Wales...
, who died in 2009 after a short illness.
Richards was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the New Year Honours 2010.