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Reith, John (Charles Walsham), 1st Baron

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Reith, John (Charles Walsham), 1st Baron (1889–1971) Scottish administrator and politician, the first general manager (1922–27) and first director-general (1927–38) of the BBC. He played a major part in the growth and developing ethos of the BBC, refusing to treat broadcasting simply as a means of entertainment and championing its moral and intellectual role in the community. Reith later served in various Cabinet posts during World War II. In 1948 the BBC established the Reith Lectures, broadcast annually, in his honour.

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