John Reith
Type: Person
As of November 2026, John Reith has been mentioned in one podcast episode on Stuff You Should Know (Dec 2025).
John Charles Walsham Reith, 1st Baron Reith was a Scottish broadcasting executive who established the tradition of independent public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom. In 1922, he was employed by the BBC, then the 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
| Mentioned in | 1 episode on 1 podcast (as of November 2026) |
|---|---|
| First heard | Dec 2025 on Stuff You Should Know |
Who talks about John Reith on podcasts?
Josh Clark brought up John Reith; the most recent mention was Dec 2025 on Stuff You Should Know.
- A Quick History of the BBC | STUFF YOU SHOULD KNOW on Stuff You Should Know (Dec 2025) — Josh Clark
What is John Reith mentioned alongside?
John Reith is most often mentioned alongside BBC Radio 1, CBS and Paul "Dizzy Hips" Blair.
Mentioned together: BBC Radio 1, CBS, Paul "Dizzy Hips" Blair, HIV, Stuff You Should Know, Angelina Diana, Linda Kyle, Little Chuck, Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill, Peter Sellers