Beresford Clark
British broadcaster
About Beresford Clark
Lived 1902 – 1968 (aged 66). Beresford Clark was a British broadcasting executive.
Sir John Beresford Clark, KCMG, CBE, FKC (2 December 1902 – 2 August 1968) was a British broadcaster.
Biography Clark was born in West Hartlepool, County Durham, in 1902, the elder son of Frederic and Lettia Clark. He was educated at Rydal School and King's College London (he became President of the University of London Union in 1924).
Beresford joined the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) at Cardiff in 1924. In 1941, the Overseas and European Services were separated, with Clark remaining as Controller of the Overseas Service; Briggs dedicated the third volume of his History of Broadcasting in the United Kingdom to Clark.
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Who was Beresford Clark?
British broadcaster
When was Beresford Clark born?
Beresford Clark was born on 17 January 1902.
When did Beresford Clark die?
Beresford Clark died on 17 January 1968.
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Beresford Clark was a broadcasting executive.
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Beresford Clark was British.
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