Presenter Tony Livesey leaves BBC Radio 5 Live after 16 years
BBC Radio 5 Live presenter Tony Livesey has left the station after 16 years following his involvement in a controversy regarding his former employer, David Sullivan. Livesey denied allegations of facilitating meetings between Sullivan and young women.
Why it matters
The departure highlights the intersection of media accountability, historical workplace conduct, and the reputational risks faced by public broadcasters.
Published 13 minutes ago Presenter Tony Livesey has left BBC Radio 5 Live after 16 years at the station, the corporation has announced.
Livesey stepped back from his weekday late night talk show last month following allegations made against his former newspaper boss David Sullivan.
He had previously worked as editor-in-chief of Sullivan's Daily and Sunday Sport publications.
Several women have accused Sullivan, a billionaire businessman and West Ham co-owner, of abusing his power and preying on them for sex, in some cases when they were teenagers. Sullivan has strongly denied the allegations.
The claims against Sullivan were made in a joint investigation by the Times and BBC Panorama.
The BBC previously said Livesey had asked to take a break from presenting his programme while the issues raised by the investigation were being examined.
One alleged victim said that Livesey had arranged a meeting between her and Sullivan in 1999.
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