James Gordon, Baron Gordon of Strathblane
CBE | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2018 | |
| Born | James Stuart Gordon 17 May 1936 |
| Died | 31 March 2020 (aged 83) Glasgow, Scotland |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | St Aloysius' College, Glasgow |
| Alma mater | University of Glasgow (MA) |
| Occupations |
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| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse |
Margaret Anne Stevenson
(m. 1971) |
| Children | 3 |
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James Stuart "Jimmy" Gordon, Baron Gordon of Strathblane, member of the House of Lords.
Early life
A kinsman of the Marquess of Huntly, he was the son of James Gordon and Elsie née Riach.
Gordon was educated at the St Aloysius' College, Glasgow and the University of Glasgow, where he graduated as a Master of Arts in Classics in 1958.
Business career
Gordon worked as a political editor for
STV between 1965 and 1973, and as managing director of Radio Clyde
between 1973 and 1996.
For
Radio Audience Research
(RAJAR) from 2003.
Gordon was a member of the
British Tourist Authority
.
Political career
At the
National Galleries of Scotland between 1998 and 2001 and a Trustee of the John Smith Memorial Trust from 1995. From 1995 to 1997 he was Chairman of the Glasgow Common Purpose
organization.
Appointed
Doctor of the University (DUniv) from the University of Glasgow
in 1998.
Personal life
Gordon married Margaret Anne Stevenson in 1971, by whom he had a daughter and two sons.[5]
Gordon died on 31 March 2020 at Glasgow Royal Infirmary after contracting COVID-19.[6] In a tribute, the Radio Academy of Scotland called him the 'Father of Scottish radio.'[7]
See also
References
- ^ "No. 49768". The London Gazette (Supplement). 16 June 1984. p. 8.
- OCLC 1007310029.
- ^ "No. 54914". The London Gazette. 8 October 1997. p. 11339.
- ^ The Radio Academy "Fellows" Archived 2014-10-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Radio Clyde founder sadly passes away due to coronavirus". Glasgow Times. 2 April 2020.
- ^ "Tributes paid to 'father of Scottish radio' Lord James 'Jimmy' Gordon". insider.co.uk. 3 April 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ^ Symon, Ken (3 April 2020). "Tributes paid as 'Father of Scottish radio' dies at 83". businessInsider. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
Sources
- "DodOnline". Archived from the original on 5 April 2007. Retrieved 18 April 2007.
