Sir John Reith

GPTKB entity

Properties (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Person
gptkbp:advocatesFor Public service broadcasting
Quality programming
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:British_Broadcasting_Corporation
gptkbp:awards Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
gptkbp:birthPlace Stonehaven,_Scotland
gptkbp:born July 20, 1889
gptkbp:children 3
gptkbp:contributedTo Radio broadcasting
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:died June 16, 1971
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Edinburgh
gptkbp:established gptkb:BBC_World_Service
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:John_Reith
gptkbp:hasCitations Public_broadcasting_in_the_UK
gptkbp:hasProductLine gptkb:British_Broadcasting_Corporation
gptkbp:honors Order of the Companions of Honour
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sir John Reith
gptkbp:influenced Media policy
Television broadcasting
Public broadcasting
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:John_Logie_Baird
gptkbp:involvedIn gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:isExpectedTo Integrity in broadcasting
gptkbp:isInfluencedBy Guglielmo Marconi
gptkbp:isInvolvedIn Post-war broadcasting reforms
gptkbp:isKnownFor Reithian_philosophy
gptkbp:isMemberOf gptkb:British_Broadcasting_Corporation
gptkb:House_of_Lords
gptkbp:isPartOf Public interest in media
gptkbp:isRecognizedFor Leadership in broadcasting
gptkbp:isVisitedBy 1940
gptkbp:knownFor Founding_the_BBC
Reithian_principles
gptkbp:legacy BBC's_public_service_ethos
gptkbp:nationality Scottish
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Reith_Lectures
gptkbp:occupation Broadcasting executive
gptkbp:politicalAffiliation gptkb:Conservative_Party
gptkbp:positionHeld Director-General_of_the_BBC
gptkbp:predecessor Frederick_W._G._Smith
gptkbp:promoted Educational broadcasting
gptkbp:retired 1938
gptkbp:role First Director-General of the BBC
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Royal_Engineers
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Margaret_Reith
gptkbp:successor William_Haley
gptkbp:supported Cultural programming
gptkbp:title Baron_Reith
gptkbp:wasEducatedAt Fettes_College
gptkbp:wasPartOf BBC's_expansion
gptkbp:wrote Broadcasting and the Future