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John Charles Walsham Reith, 1st Baron Reith, KT, GCVO, GBE, CB, TD, PC (/ˈriːθ/; 20 July 1889 – 16 June 1971), was a British broadcasting executive who established the tradition of independent public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom. In 1922, he was employed by the BBC (British Broadcasting Company Ltd.) as its general manager; in 1923 he became its managing director and in 1927 he was employed as the Director-General of the British Broadcasting Corporation created under a royal charter. His concept of broadcasting as a way of educating the masses marked for a long time the BBC and similar organisations around the world. An engineer by profession, and standing at 6 feet 6 inches (1.98 m) tall, he was a larger-than-life figure who was a pioneer in his field.

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  • John Reith, 1. Baron Reith (de)
  • Τζον Ρέιθ (el)
  • John Reith (fr)
  • John Reith, 1st Baron Reith (en)
  • John Reith (pt)
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  • Ο Τζον Ρέιθ (John Charles Walsham Reith, πρώτος Βαρόνος Ρέιθ ,20 Ιουλίου 1889-16 Ιουνίου 1971) ήταν σκωτσέζος ραδιοφωνικός εκπρόσωπος, ο οποίος καθιέρωσε την μετάδοση ανεξάρτητων δημόσιων ραδιοτηλεοπτικών εκπομπών στο Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο.Το 1922 εργάστηκε στο BBC ( British Broadcasting Company Ltd.) ως γενικός διευθυντής του,το 1923 έγινε διευθύνων σύμβουλος και το 1927 εργάστηκε ως Γενικός Διευθυντής του BBC που δημιουργήθηκε με βασιλικό διάταγμα.Η έννοια της μετάδοσης που δημιούργησε ως μέσου εκπαίδευσης των μαζών σηματοδότησε για μεγάλο χρονικό διάστημα το BBC και παρόμοιες οργανώσεις σε όλο τον κόσμο. (el)
  • John Charles Walsham Reith, 1. Baron Reith KT GCVO GBE CB PC (* 20. Juli 1889 in Stonehaven, Schottland; † 16. Juni 1971 in Edinburgh) war der Gründervater und von 1922 bis 1938 erster Generaldirektor der 1922 gegründeten BBC (British Broadcasting Company, seit 1927 British Broadcasting Corporation). Sein Konzept, das Radio als ein Medium zur Erziehung der Massen zu sehen, prägte die BBC und vergleichbare Sender auf der gesamten Welt jahrzehntelang. (de)
  • John Charles Walsham Reith, 1st Baron Reith, KT, GCVO, GBE, CB, TD, PC (/ˈriːθ/; 20 July 1889 – 16 June 1971), was a British broadcasting executive who established the tradition of independent public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom. In 1922, he was employed by the BBC (British Broadcasting Company Ltd.) as its general manager; in 1923 he became its managing director and in 1927 he was employed as the Director-General of the British Broadcasting Corporation created under a royal charter. His concept of broadcasting as a way of educating the masses marked for a long time the BBC and similar organisations around the world. An engineer by profession, and standing at 6 feet 6 inches (1.98 m) tall, he was a larger-than-life figure who was a pioneer in his field. (en)
  • John Reith (20 juillet 1889 – 16 juin 1971), 1er baron Reith, était le fondateur de la BBC, dont il fut le directeur opérationnel puis le directeur général pendant 16 ans, de 1922 à 1938. (fr)
  • Sir John Reith KT, GCVO, GBE, CB, , (20 de julho de 1889 - 16 de junho de 1971) foi o primeiro diretor-geral do conglomerado de mídia britânico BBC. (pt)
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  • The Lord Reith (en)
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  • The Lord Reith (en)
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  • http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Lord_reith.jpg
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  • Edinburgh, Scotland (en)
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  • Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland (en)
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