Claim: Liz Forgan was a founding commissioning author and then Director of Programmes at the  UK's Channel 4 and joined BBC in 1993 to become Managing Director.
Evidence: Forgan was a founding commissioning editor and then Director of Programmes at the UK's Channel 4 from 1981 to 1990. She joined the BBC in 1993 to become Managing Director, BBC Network Radio where she developed the format for BBC Radio Five Live and launched the DAB digital radio service.