NEW GOVERNORS OF 8.8. C.
SIR lAN FRASER AND MR J. J. MALLON (Received December 18, 7.6 p.m.) LONDON, December 17. The Postmaster-General (Major G. C. Tryon) dealt in the House of Commons with the British Broadcasting Corporation's new charter, operating for 10 years from January 1, 1937, increasing the number, of governors from five to. seven. He announced that the two new governors will be Sir lan Eraser and Mr J. J. Mallon. Sir lan Fraser, a blind member of the House, said: "I shall regret giving up my seat in the House of Commons, but I shall continue my work for blinded and other service men." Sir lan was a member of the Broadcasting Committee of Enquiry (1925-1926). He is a member of the council of the National Institute for the Blind, and governor of Worcester College for the Blind. Mr Mallon is Warden of Toynbee Hall, the famous East End social and educational institution; honorary secretary of the Trade Boards Advisory Council; and chairman of the London Council for Voluntary Occupation during Unemployment.
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Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21970, 19 December 1936, Page 15
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