quoted her as saying: There were existing problems with her siding with another of her signings, Brand, against a series of producers as revealed in an interview with Paul Gambaccini by Nicky Campbell on The Breakfast Show on BBC Radio 5 Live. Post-BBC career In November 2008, Douglas joined the board of trustees at The Sage Gateshead. The following month, she began a new job as the Director of Programming and Business Development at the British subsidiary of Universal Music Group. Awards A Fellow of The Radio Academy, Douglas was awarded the top prize at the Music Industry Woman of the Year Awards in 2004, and a BASCA (British Association of Composers and Songwriters) Gold Badge in October 2006. Douglas has chaired the Radio Festival Steering Committee on two occasions, and is currently Vice Chair of the Radio Academy. Douglas was awarded an honorary fellowship from the University of Sunderland in 2007. References External links Biography of Lesley Douglas, courtesy of BBC Press Office Becomes Controller of Radio 2 November 2005 Independent article 1963 births Living people Alumni of the University of Manchester BBC Radio 2 controllers People associated with the University of Sunderland People from Newcastle upon Tyne