Cecil McGivern

Cecil McGivern
Born(1907-05-22)22 May 1907
Died30 January 1963(1963-01-30) (aged 55)
EducationSt Cuthbert's Grammar School
Alma materDurham University
Employer(s)BBC
The Rank Organisation
ITV
TitleController of BBC Television Service (1950–1957)

Cecil McGivern CBE (22 May 1907, in Newcastle, England – 30 January 1963, in Buckinghamshire, England) was a British broadcasting executive, who initially worked for BBC Radio before transferring to BBC Television in the late 1940s. From 1950 to 1957 he served as the Controller of BBC Television Service, succeeding Norman Collins.