Mary Hockaday, Controller of World Service English
Roles and responsibilities
- Mary is responsible for the editorial strategy of World Service English radio and audio and for commissioning and scheduling of World Service English from BBC News and other output departments.
- The BBC World Service is the world's largest international broadcaster, broadcasting news, speech and discussions in 28 languages to many parts of the world on analogue and digital shortwave platforms, internet streaming, podcasting, satellite, FM and MW relays.
Biography
Last updated June 2015
Mary Hockaday became Controller, BBC World Service English in October 2014. In a distinguished career at the BBC she has led global and UK radio, television and digital journalism teams.
Mary has been a champion of the BBC World Service since she joined the BBC in 1986 as a BBC World Service Production trainee. In the early 1990s she was based in Prague as correspondent for the BBC and The Independent, covering post-communist Czech Republic. She reported , presented and edited World Service news programmes and became editor of BBC World Service News and Current Affairs from 2001- 2006, running daily and weekly output through the network’s coverage of 9/11, Afghanistan and the invasion of Iraq. Under her leadership the department won a special Sony Gold award in recognition of its 9/11 coverage.
Mary then became Deputy Head of BBC Radio News working with teams including Today, The World at One and Radio 5live. Appointments as Deputy Head and Head of the new multi-platform Newsroom followed. As Head of the BBC Newsroom Mary led the migration of radio, television and digital teams to New Broadcasting House and Salford. Areas under her leadership included the BBC News at Six and Ten, the BBC News Channel, the BBC Radio Newsroom and the BBC News website. Mary championed the BBC’s digital and mobile strategy for News supporting innovation with an emphasis on new platforms. As Controller BBC World Service English she is driving a radio and digital strategy forward to reach new audiences, hungry for impartial, contemporary, global journalism.
Mary is the diversity champion for News Group supporting on and off-air diversity strategies around portrayal, recruitment and retention.
She is the author of a biography of Milena Jesenska, 20th Century Czech journalist and muse of Franz Kafka.
Mary studied English at Trinity Hall, Cambridge and took an MA in Journalism at New York University as a Fulbright Scholar.
Salary and total remuneration
Salary: £168,800
Total remuneration: £168,800
These details were last updated in December 2014 when Mary Hockaday's salary and remuneration were last adjusted. This information is correct as of 30 September 2016.
Expenses and central bookings
Expenses are costs incurred by BBC staff on behalf of the BBC and claimed through the BBC's expenses system (e-expenses). Central bookings are costs incurred on behalf of the BBC and booked through the BBC's central bookings system. Both expenses and central bookings are published every three months.
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- Mary Hockaday's e-expenses Q4 2014-15 PDF (29KB)
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- Mary Hockaday had no e-expenses paid in Q2 2014-15
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- Mary Hockaday's e-expenses Q1 2014-15 PDF (20KB)
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- Mary Hockaday's e-expenses Q4 2013-14 PDF (10KB)
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- Mary Hockaday's e-expenses Q4 2012-13 PDF (19KB)
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- Mary Hockaday's e-expenses Q3 2012-13 PDF (13KB)
- Mary Hockaday had no central bookings in Q3 2012-13
- Mary Hockaday's e-expenses Q2 2012-13 PDF (14KB)
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- Mary Hockaday's e-expenses Q1 2012-13 PDF (12KB)
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- Mary Hockaday's e-expenses Q4 2011-12 PDF (49KB)
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- Mary Hockaday had no e-expenses paid in Q3 2011-12
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- Mary Hockaday's e-expenses Q2 2011-12 PDF (18KB)
- Mary Hockaday had no central bookings in Q2 2011-12
- Mary Hockaday's e-expenses Q1 2011-12 PDF (49KB)
- Mary Hockaday's central bookings Q1 2011-12 PDF (24KB)
- Mary Hockaday's e-expenses Q4 2010-11 PDF (39KB)
- Mary Hockaday's central bookings Q4 2010-11 PDF (25KB)
- Mary Hockaday had no e-expenses paid in Q3 2010-11
- Mary Hockaday's central bookings Q3 2010-11 PDF (23KB)
- Mary Hockaday's e-expenses Q2 2010-11 PDF (29KB)
- Mary Hockaday had no central bookings for Q2 2010-11
- Mary Hockaday's e-expenses Q1 2010-11 PDF (17KB)
- Mary Hockaday's central bookings Q1 2010-11 PDF (36KB)
- Mary Hockaday's e-expenses Q4 2009-10 PDF (59KB)
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- Mary Hockaday's e-expenses Q3 2009-10 PDF (25KB)
- Mary Hockaday's central bookings Q3 2009-10 PDF (20KB)
- Mary Hockaday's e-expenses Q2 2009-10 PDF(14KB)
- Mary Hockaday's central bookings Q2 2009-10 PDF (39KB)
- Mary Hockaday's e-expenses Q1 2009-10 PDF (39KB)
- Mary Hockaday's central bookings Q1 2009-10 PDF (10KB)
Gifts and Hospitality Register
Gifts and hospitality may only be accepted in line with BBC policy. Information about gifts and hospitality is published every three months.
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- Mary Hockaday had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q2 2016-17
- Mary Hockaday had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q1 2016-17
- Mary Hockaday had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q4 2015-16
- Mary Hockaday had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q3 2015-16
- Mary Hockaday had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q2 2015-16
- Mary Hockaday had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q1 2015-16
- Mary Hockaday had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q4 2014-15
- Mary Hockaday had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q3 2014-15
- Mary Hockaday had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q2 2014-15
- Mary Hockaday had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q1 2014-15
- Mary Hockaday had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q4 2013-14
- Mary Hockaday had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q3 2013-14
- Mary Hockaday had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q2 2013-14
- Mary Hockaday had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q1 2013-14
- Mary Hockaday had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q4 2012-13
- Mary Hockaday's Gifts and Hospitality Register Q3 2012-13 PDF (13KB)
- Mary Hockaday had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q2 2012-13
- Mary Hockaday's Gifts and Hospitality Register Q1 2012-13 PDF (26KB)
- Mary Hockaday had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q4 2011-12
- Mary Hockaday had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q3 2011-12
- Mary Hockaday had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q2 2011-12
- Mary Hockaday had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q1 2011-12
- Mary Hockaday had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q4 2010-11
- Mary Hockaday had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q3 2010-11
- Mary Hockaday had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q2 2010-11
- Mary Hockaday had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q1 2010-11
- Mary Hockaday had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q4 2009-10
- Mary Hockaday had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q3 2009-10
- Mary Hockaday had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q2 2009-10
- Mary Hockaday had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q1 2009-10
Declaration of personal interests
Staff must make a declaration of their personal and business interests, including any memberships or directorships of public or industry bodies, and any shareholdings, as well as any interests that their immediate families may also have.
A summary is published where there is something to declare and where there is nothing to declare. Occasionally an individual will have something to declare but due to the personal nature of the declaration we do not publish details as to do so would breach the Data Protection Act.
This information if published annually, although if any amendments are made during the year an updated summary will be published if necessary as soon as it is available.
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