1976 British Olympian Barbara Slater has been named BBC Director of Sport, a very important and influential post.
… “Her passion, commitment and skill as a supreme sports producer clinched the role. She will now lead teams who will play a major role in broadcasting the London 2012 Olympics and who already have an exciting roster of sports rights already in the locker – huge events that are at the heart of the BBC’s relationship with its audiences. …
Photograph: Jeff Overs/BBC
Guardian – BBC names Barbara Slater first female director of sport
Another good news story for gymnastics in the UK.
Trivia – She played a gymnast in the British TV series Out of Bounds (1977).
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