He was declared the winner of the gold award by the chairman of the BBC Trust, Sir Michael Lyons, at a ceremony in Nottingham.

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But Sir Michael Lyons, who announced on September 14th that he would step down as chairman of the BBC Trust, certainly failed to do so.

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When he announced he was leaving the position last year, Sir Michael Lyons said the growing workload for the part-time position had made him "increasingly concerned" that it was squeezing out other demands on his time.

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