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19|09|06

Ofcom announces new Chair of Advisory Committee for Scotland

Ofcom today announces the appointment of Thomas Prag as the new Chair for the Ofcom Advisory Committee for Scotland, with immediate effect.

Thomas Prag has been a member of the Advisory Committee for Scotland since 2004. He has a strong track record with the media industry.He was involved in setting up BBC Radio Highland in Inverness and subsequently was founder Managing Director at Moray Firth Radio where he won several Sony Awards. He was elected a Fellow of the Radio Academy in 1997 and was the Radio Authority member for Scotland between 2001 and 2003.

He is heavily involved in a number of business, public and voluntary roles, especially in the Highlands where he is currently a Governor of the UHI Millennium Institute and Chairman of its Development Trust. He is also Chairman of Media Support Solutions – an Inverness based organisation which specialises in media for development overseas.

Vicki Nash, Director Scotland, Ofcom said: “Thomas’s experience in the media sector and his existing role as a member of the Advisory Committee make him an ideal choice as Chair. The Advisory Committee has a key role to play for Ofcom in Scotland and Thomas will make a vital contribution to that.”

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Notes for Editors and CSEs

Under section 20 of the Communications Act 2003, the Advisory Committee was established to provide advice to Ofcom about the interests and opinions of people in Scotland on all communications matters and to contribute to its regulatory policies. There are also Ofcom Advisory Committees for Wales, Northern Ireland and the English regions.

The Chair was selected from existing members of the Advisory Committee who are appointed through an open public process. Each Advisory Committee reports directly to the Ofcom Board and publishes its own annual report.

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