Greg Dyke

Greg Dyke is a friend of YSTV. Although it isn't thought he was a member during his time at the university during the early 1970s (his work with Nouse appears to be his only involvement with campus media) he has supported YSTV on a number of occasions, most notably when he and Tom Gutteridge (a former member turned TV executive, then in charge of Mentorn Television) urged the university to allocate new studio space to the society in 1993/4. He, along with Gutteridge and the late Richard Whitely, were guests at the opening of the current studio.

Dyke became Chancellor of the University of York in December 2004. He granted YSTV an interview on the day of his installation and answered questions on his role in the future and his memories of York.

After being reminded of the ten year anniversary he agreed to visit YSTV in May 2005, when he was interviewed in the studio by Kat Sutton for a special edition of YSTV Week, where he re-watched footage of the reopening and answered questions from current students. During this visit he was awarded an honorary membership of the station.

During this visit Greg agreed in principle to appearing at NaSTA 2006, which was held in Leeds and co-hosted by YSTV and LS:TV. On the morning of 1st April 2006 he was interviewed by Jonathan Bufton about his memories of student media, his career in television and also answered questions from students from many different stations. There was also a minor exclusive given to NaSTA in the form of his first public comment on his failed takeover bid for ITV, which had stalled days earlier.