The Fellowships were presented last night during the RTS Patron Dinner at One Great George Street in London.

RTS Fellowships recognise industry luminaries who have made an outstanding, sustained and exceptional contribution to the UK television industry. For 2023, Fellowships have been awarded to Jesse Armstrong, Writer and Producer; Ben Frow, Director of Programming, Channel 5; Steven Knight CBE, Writer, Producer and Director; Anne Mensah, VP Content, Netflix; Abi Morgan, Little Chick Productions; Rosemary Newell, Director of Content, ITV Media & Entertainment, ITV; John Ryley, Producer and Former Editor in Chief of Sky News and Jack Thorne, Writer and Producer.

Director of Unscripted at the BBC, Kate Phillips, joins the RTS’ Board of Trustees, with Clare Laycock, SVP Head of Content - Networks & Streaming, Warner Bros. Discovery UK & Ireland, appointed as the new Chair of the National Events Committee, replacing A+E Networks’ Heather Jones. For the regional centres, Sarah McCaffrey, Business Development & Partnerships Manager at the BBC, has joined as Chair of the Northern Ireland Centre, and Stuart Ray, Head of Skills and Development at IABM, has come onboard as Chair of the Southern Centre. 

Theresa Wise, CEO of the Royal Television Society, said: “Last night we came together to celebrate the esteemed group of industry leaders that we have presented with Fellowships for 2023, all of which have provided an outstanding contribution to the UK television industry. We are delighted to welcome Kate Phillips to our Board of Trustees and Clare Laycock as Chair of our National Events Committee, and thank Heather Jones for her support and invaluable guidance over the past few years in the role. We also wanted to take this opportunity to welcome Sarah McCaffrey and Stuart Ray as Chairs of the Northern Ireland and Southern Centres respectively and look forward to working with them closely.”

For more information on the RTS’ Fellowships and Trustees please visit: https://rts.org.uk/about-us/whos-who