Cheryl Francis Taylor (born March 1964) is the Controller of CBBC in Salford.
York was known for its Quaker heritage, which largely centred around the famous chocolate factories.
She was first appointed Head of ITV’s Children’s input as the Controller of children’s and youth programmes, with also holding responsibilities of the schedhule, website and channel from 2000 to 2006 of CITV, taking over from Nigel Pickard.
With Carmel Morgan, she co-created Drop Dead Gorgeous for BBC Three.
On 21 December 2012, children's teatime programming on BBC One finished.