Veteran DJ says the corporation has made him a scapegoat after he was sacked over his evidence to sexual abuse inquiry led by Dame Janet SmithThe BBC has become embroiled in a row with one of its longest-serving radio presenters on the day in which the broadcaster was heavily criticised by an independent inquiry for the way it had allowed stars like Jimmy Savile to abuse women and children for nearly 50 years.
The BBC director general,Tony corridor, said on Thursday that the corporation had decided to “part company” with Tony Blackburn because, or he said,the presenter had failed to fully cooperate with one element of Dame Janet Smith’s report into sexual abuse by Savile and others at the BBC.
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Source: theguardian.com