A report detailing how the careers of female presenters are curtailed should be a clarion call. The problem has endured for too long A report detailing how the careers of female presenters are curtailed should be a clarion call. The problem has endured for too long A s the BBC closes in on a new director general, the possibility again arises that it could be a woman. The talk is of the former BBC One controller Jay Hunt , the former Channel 4 boss Alex Mahon or the former BBC chief content