Richard Dunn (television executive)

Richard Johann Dunn (5 September 1943 – 4 August 1998) was a British television executive who served as the Chief Executive Officer of Thames Television.[1] Having joined Thames in 1978, he became director of production in 1981, before being promoted to chief executive in 1985. Under Dunn's leadership, Thames became a publicly traded company in 1988. Following the loss of Thames' ITV franchise in 1991, he established the company as the largest independent producer in Britain, launching UK Gold and making an unsuccessful bid for the Channel 5 licence. He left Thames in 1995.[2] He died suddenly in 1998 at the age of 54. He was married with three children, and was half-Icelandic.[3][4]

He won an International Emmy Founders Award in 1993.[5] Following his death, the Richard Dunn Memorial Lecture and Interview at the Edinburgh International TV Festival was established in his honour.[6]

References

  1. ^ Roy Addison (5 August 1998). "Obituary: Richard Dunn". The Independent. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Dunn quits top job at Thames TV". The Independent. 16 March 1995. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
  3. ^ "Industry mourns ITV veteran Dunn". Campaign. 7 August 1998. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
  4. ^ "Dunn dies at 54". Variety. 7 August 1998. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
  5. ^ "BBC WINS TWO INTERNATIONAL EMMYS". thefreelibrary.com/. 23 November 1993. Archived from the original on 23 August 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  6. ^ "Richard Dunn Memorial Lecture". BBC Press Office. 24 August 2003. Retrieved 15 October 2025.


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