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	John Charles Walsham Reith
		John C. Reith (1889 - 1971), later Sir John Reith (1927-), then Baron Reith of Stonehaven (1940-) established the British tradition of independent public service broadcasting.
		Born at Stonehaven in Scotland, Reith received his education at Glasgow Academy and at Gresham's School, Holt.
		In 1940 Reith became a member of Parliament for Southampton and joined the cabinet as Minister of Works and Buildings (1940 - 1942).
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	John Reith, 1st Baron Reith - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Born at Stonehaven in Scotland, Reith was the youngest, by ten years, of the seven children of the Revd Dr George Reith, a minister of the Free Church of Scotland.
		Reith was an indolent child who had used his intelligence to escape hard work but he was genuinely disappointed when his father refused to support any further education and apprenticed him an engineer at the North British Locomotive Company.
		Reith oversaw the vesting of the company in a new organisation, the BBC, formed under royal charter and became its first Director-General from January 1, 1927 to June 30, 1938.
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	screenonline: Reith, Lord John (1889-1971) Biography
		John Charles Walsham Reith was born in Stonehaven, Scotland, on 20 July 1889, the fifth son of a Presbyterian minister.
		Reith, who was largely responsible for its establishment and form, became its Director-General and received a knighthood.
		When the BBC introduced the Reith Lectures in 1947 it was honouring the Corporation's debt to the man whose far-sightedness and clarity of purpose in early British broadcasting had demanded technical inventiveness and social conscience in equal proportions.
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	JOHN REITH, 1ST BARON REITH FACTS AND INFORMATION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		On December_14 1922 Reith became the general manager of the British_Broadcasting_Company, an organisation formed by manufacturers to provide broadcasts to foster demand for wireless sets.
		Reith oversaw the vesting of the company in a new organisation, the BBC, formed under royal_charter and became its first Director-General from January_1 1927 to June_30 1938.
		In 1940 Reith was appointed Minister_of_Information in the government of Neville_Chamberlain.
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	John (Charles Walsham), 1st Baron Reith - Encyclopedia.com
		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, John Charles Walsham, 1st Baron Reith of Stonehaven
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	July 20 - Today In Science History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		John Charles Walsham Reith, 1st Baron Reith, first Director-General of BBC (1927-38) died in Stonehaven, Grampian.
		Reith's vision was of an independent British broadcaster able to educate, inform and entertain.
		It is in this spirit that the BBC annually invites a leading figure to deliver a series of Reith lectures in his memory using the medium of radio to advance greater public understanding of their field.
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		Reith, John Charles Walsham, 1st Baron Reith of Stonehaven (1889-1971), creator of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), born in Stonehaven,...
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	John Reith, 1st Baron Reith - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Born at Stonehaven in Scotland, Reith received his education at Glasgow Academy and at Gresham's School, Holt.
		He became an engineer and then on December 14 1922 the General Manager (later Director-General from January 1 1927 to June 30 1938) of the infant BBC.
		In 1940 Reith became a member of Parliament for Southampton and joined the cabinet as Minister of Works and Buildings (1940-1942).
	www.encyclopedia-online.info /John_Charles_Walsham_Reith (190 words)

	Sir John Reith : Best of ... Chattering Magpie (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Sir John Reith is the man single-handedly responsible for establishing the moral tone and direction in the broadcast policies of the BBC.
		Sir John Reith was born in Stonehaven, Grampian, Scotland, 1889, the fifth son of Scottish minister.
		The highly prestigious Reith Lectures, broadcast annually, were established by the BBC in 1947 in his honor.
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		John Leslie (John Leslie Stott), (born 1965), television presenter
		John Charles Walsham Reith, (1889-1971), a.k.a Lord Reith, first Director General of BBC
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	Heritage
		John Christie was born and bred in Stonehaven, he attended Fetteresso School and then the old Mackie Academy, he is the third generation to run the family painting and decorating firm in Stonehaven and has a keen interest in old photos of the town and what Stonehaven used to be like.
		On October 28th 1651 proclamation was made from the Cross, of the attempt by the Commonwealth to incorporate Scotland with England and called upon the burgh of Stonehaven to elect representatives of integrity disposed to the welfare and peace to appear at Dalkeith to agree to the proposed Union.
		Known as the "Father of the BBC" in the years 1927-38 John Charles Walsham Reith, statesman, administrator, engineer and 1st Baron Reith of Stonehaven, was a son of the Free Church Manse and was born on July 20th 1889, in what is now 80/84 Evan Street.
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	Baron Reith - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Baron Reith is a peerage title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
		It was created in 1940 and was disclaimed for life by the second baron in 1972.
		John Charles Walsham Reith, 1st Baron Reith (1889-1971)
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Baron_Reith (63 words)

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		Reith (of Stonehaven), John (Charles Walsham) Reith, Baron (1889-1971) British statesman and engineer, born in Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire...
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	Baron Reith at AllExperts
		Baron Reith, of Stonehaven in the County of Kincardine, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
		It was created in 1940 for Sir John Reith, the first Director-General of the BBC.
		John Charles* Walsham Reith, 1st Baron Reith (1889-1971)
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	Dictionary john (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
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	4Reference \|\| John Charles Walsham Reith (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		John C. Reith (1889 - 1971), later Sir John Reith (1927-), then Baron Reith of Stonehaven (1940-) established the British tradition of independent public service broadcasting.
		He became an engineer and then (1922) the General Manager (later Director-General, 1927 -1938) of the infant British Broadcasting Corporation.
		In 1940 Reith became a member of Parliament for Southampton and joined the cabinet as Minister of Works and Buildings (1940 - 1942).
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	BBC Essex Website - John's Journey Back in Time
		Every week John Hayes takes a nostalgic trip back in time and rediscovers the hits and the headlines.
		John Charles Walsham Reith… known to most as Lord Reith… died aged 81.
		Join John Hayes for his Journey Back In Time, a nostalgic look back at music and memories from a chosen year, this Sunday from 9am on 103.5 & 95.3FM - BBC Essex.
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	List of Scots - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
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	Reith Coat of Arms, Family Crest
		When Reith was first used as a surname among the ancient Scottish people known as the Picts, it was a name for a prosperous person.
		The Gaelic form of the surname Reith is Mac Rath, which literally means son of grace or son of prosperity.
		First found in Invernessshire where they were seated from early times and their first records appeared on the early census rolls taken by the early Kings of Britain to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects.
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	Scots and Scots Descendants - R
		Charles and Elizabeth eventually emigrated to the Scotch settlement as did their children and several of their daughters were married to the earliest pioneers.
		One of the five first Supreme Court justices.14 Note for John and Edward Rutledge: John was the older brother of Edward and because of this fact had he actually signed the declaration of independence he would most certainly not have been the youngest signer, considering Edward was younger.
		John's addition to the patriotic endeavor was different, in that he was the "Barrister" behind the legalese of the constitution.
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		John Charles Walsham Reith (1889-1971) a.k.a Lord Reith first Director of BBC
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	John Charles Walsham Reith (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		John Charles Walsham Reith (July 20, 1889 - June 16, 1971), laterSir John Reith (1927 -), then Baron Reith of Stonehaven(1940 -) established the British tradition of independent public service broadcasting.
		He expounded firm principles of centralised,all-encompassing radio broadcasting, stressing programming standards and moral tone.
		In 1940 Reith became a member of Parliament for Southampton and joinedthe cabinet as Minister of Works and Buildings (1940 - 1942).
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	Reith, John Charles Walsham, 1st Baron - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Reith, John Charles Walsham, 1st Baron (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Scottish broadcasting pioneer, the first general manager 1922–27 and director general 1927–38 of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).
		Reith, John Charles Walsham, 1st Baron Reith of Stonehaven
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	Glasgow, University of -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		Filmmaker John Grierson was the founder of the British documentary-film movement and its leader for almost 40 years.
		He was one of the first to see the potential of motion pictures to shape people's attitudes toward life and to urge the use of films for educational purposes.
		The leader of the Protestant Reformation in Scotland was John Knox.
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	John Charles Walsham Reith, 1st Baron Reith (1889-1971), Administrator; first Director General of the BBC
		John Charles Walsham Reith, 1st Baron Reith (1889-1971), Administrator; first Director General of the BBC
		Under Reith's leadership, the BBC established its headquarters at Broadcasting House in 1932.
		Throughout the thirties, until his departure in 1938, Reith steadily broadened the range of its activities.
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