Thomas Watson MacCallum OBE (27 May 1881 – 2 June 1966) was a Scottish author, philologist and radio broadcaster. He is best known for his English language lessons that were broadcast from the Austrian radio station RAVAG before World War I and in the interwar period.[1][2] Such was his popularity that he was featured in the lyrics of a song by Hermann Leopoldi, a famous cabaret artist.[3] His pioneering work in radio earned him the moniker "The Uncrowned King of Radio".[4] During a 14-year period from 1925 until 1939, he reached millions of listeners across Europe with his radio broadcasts and helped change the Austrians' perceptions of the British, for which he received an OBE in the 1938 New Year Honours.[5]
- ^ Bridgham, Frederick George Thomas, ed. (2006). The First World War as a Clash of Cultures. Boydell & Brewer. p. 336. ISBN 9781571133403.
- ^ "Die seichten Wünsche der breiten Masse oder: Das Radio ist zur Bildung und Erziehung da! Aus der Frühzeit des Radios in Österreich 1924-1932. | Knowledgebase Erwachsenenbildung". adulteducation.at. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ "Wissenschaft und Bildung im Radio" [Science and education on the radio]. oe1.orf.at (in German). Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ MacCallum, Thomas (6 December 1941). "The People's Journal". p. 13.
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