BBC Global News Director to Step Down

LONDON: The BBC’s director of global news, Richard Sambrook, is leaving the company after 30 years.

Sambrook has said he is leaving to pursue a project "outside of journalism." He will be replaced by Peter Horrocks, who will combine being director of global news with his current role as director of the BBC World Service. 

"The BBC is not an easy organization to leave—there are few places which are as creative, as woven into the fabric of national life, and which can provide as many opportunities and privileges as the BBC," said Sambrook. "However, 2010 will mark 30 years in BBC journalism for me—and it’s time to go."