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Sally Wood to rejoin BBC in pop music TV role

By | Published on Wednesday 29 September 2021

Sally Wood

The BBC has announced that it has appointed Sally Wood to the role of Commissioning Editor, Pop Music TV. Set to start in her new position next year, Wood will oversee pop music commissions across BBC TV, iPlayer and digital, also working in collaboration with BBC Radio and BBC Sounds.

Wood previously worked as a producer for the BBC between 2003 and 2010, working on projects such as the Electric Proms, the broadcaster’s Glastonbury coverage, 1Xtra Live and live performances by Beyonce and Madonna. More recently she has worked for ITV on various music projects – most notably acting as Executive Producer on the BRIT Awards since 2015.

She will now take up her new role at the Beeb – under the leadership of Controller Of Pop Lorna Clarke – after the 2022 edition of the BRITs in February.

“I’m absolutely THRILLED to be returning to the broadcaster that was so influential and nurturing during the earlier stages of my career”, says Wood. “The BBC has always been a pioneer when it comes to bringing popular music to the nation and it is an immense privilege to be joining Lorna and the team”.

“My goal is to cast my net wide across our vibrant and diverse popular music industry to discover exciting and invigorating new content, while maintaining the phenomenally high levels of programming that viewers are already familiar with”, she adds.

Meanwhile, Clarke comments: “Sally has a reputation throughout the media industry as one of television’s most experienced and creative showrunners and executive producers. She brings with her a wealth of experience and I’m looking forward to us working together to increase impact across all platforms. We’ll be working closely with the music industry to produce world class content to deliver to millions of music fans”.



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