Lord Coe 'frontrunner for BBC Trust Chairman'

Exclusive: Sebastian Coe 'front runner' to be new chair of BBC Trust http://t.co/cIxAcGGJoh by @tombradby pic.twitter.com/QmvIKf7Tuh

— ITV News (@itvnews) May 28, 2014

Media Guardian seems to be running with this story now, albeit more or less re-quoting Bradby

Lord Coe is understood to have been approached by government officials to be the next chairman of the BBC Trust.

Government officials have been quietly building a list of potential candidates, and taken soundings from senior broadcasting figures, with Coe understood to have been very informally contacted about the role.

Coe's combination of strong Tory credentials and a reputation burnished by the success of the London 2012 Olympic Games have catapulted him into the position of front-runner to succeed Lord Patten.


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THEGUARDIAN.COM
28-May-2014 @ 17:35

Kite flying ... testing the waters?

'Front runner'. Nice.

Almost like the plot of W1A coming to life.

They may want him but I can't understand why on earth he'd want the role. He's got his eye on key sporting roles and a thankless task at the BBC is somewhat of a distraction.

Is it a prerequisite of the job to be a Lord...