James Boyle (broadcasting)

James Boyle (born 29 March 1946) was Chairman of the National Library of Scotland until 2016, Chairman of the British Council in Scotland and was formerly Chairman of the Scottish Arts Council, Chairman of the Scottish Government's Cultural Commission, Controller of BBC Radio 4, Head of BBC Radio Scotland and co-founder of the UNESCO World City of Literature and World City of Music Programs.[1][2][3] He has also served on the board of Napier University and as a UK Civil Service Commissioner.[2][3] He was educated at the University of Strathclyde (BA, 1969) and the University of East Anglia (MA, 1971).

In March 2016 Boyle was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Scotland's National Academy for science and letters.[4]

  1. ^ "Chair Appointed to National Library of Scotland". www.scotland.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 30 October 2012.
  2. ^ a b "James Boyle - Chair, British Council Scotland Committee | British Council". Archived from the original on 4 September 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  3. ^ a b "Cultural Commission - James Boyle". Archived from the original on 19 January 2007. Retrieved 5 September 2006.
  4. ^ "The Royal Society of Edinburgh | 2016 Elected Fellows". Archived from the original on 8 October 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2016.