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CHANNEL 4 APPOINTS HEAD OF MUSIC FOR 4 RADIO
Channel 4 has appointed Alex Donelly as Head of Music for 4 Radio. Donelly joins from EMI Music Publishing where he held the position of Senior Vice-President of A&R. Donelly's addition to the radio management team is the second senior appointment made by 4 Radio's Director of Radio, Bob Shennan, in the past week. Donelly will work across all of 4 Radio's national digital radio stations and have overall responsibility for the music output of each station. Initially he will work closely with Bob Shennan on developing the music strategy and launch plans for E4 Radio. Commenting on the appointment Shennan said: "Alex is highly experienced and respected in the music industry. His kudos and standing will be a great asset to our radio business and I look forward to him joining the team." Donelly added: "I'm sad to be leaving the world's best music publisher, but thrilled to be joining Channel 4, whom I regard as the UK's leading creative and innovative broadcaster. The opportunity to be part of the team building a new music radio platform is very exciting." EMI Music Publishing UK President Guy Moot commented: "We're sorry to be losing someone of Alex's skills and experience, but this is a fantastic opportunity for him and he goes to 4 Radio with our best wishes for the future." Alex Donelly has worked in the music industry since leaving University. He joined the BBC in 1997 and was promoted to Head of Music at Radio 1 in 2000, where he broke artists such as Eminem, Coldplay, Streets, So Solid Crew and Basement Jaxx. In 2005 he joined EMI Music Publishing and was responsible for signing new artists and developing existing ones, including Scouting for Girls and Justin Nozuka. |
