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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Nadia Khomami Arts and culture correspondent

REVEALED: Dawn airey the fearless tv veteran charged with protecting the arts | Vintage Vibes

Dawn Airey
Dawn Airey, the incoming chair of Arts Council England, describes herself as a fighter with an ‘amazing capacity for work’. Photograph: Leon Neal/Getty Images

When Dawn Airey ran Channel 5, she famously described the channel’s core strengths as the three Fs: “films, football and fucking”.

The comment by the veteran television executive, who has just been appointed chair of Arts Council England (Ace), set the tone for a career defined by boldness and commercial instinct.

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