Tony Whitby

Tony Whitby
Born
Anthony Charles Whitby

19 November 1929[1]
Mere, Wiltshire, England
Died25 February 1975 (aged 45)
Kensington, Greater London, England
Other namesTony Lesser
EducationBristol Cathedral School
Alma materSt Edmund Hall, Oxford
Spouse
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(m. 1954)​
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Anthony Charles Whitby (19 November 1929 – 25 February 1975)[3][4] was a British BBC Radio producer and television current affairs editor who was Controller of BBC Radio 4 from 1970 to 1975.[5]

  1. ^ England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
  2. ^ England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005
  3. ^ David Hendy Life on Air, Oxford University Press, 2008 [2007]
  4. ^ Simon Elmes And Now on Radio 4: A Celebration of the World's Best Radio Station, Arrow (pb), 2008 [2007], p.32
  5. ^ "Anthony Whitby – Controller of Radio 4". The Times. 27 February 1975. p. 16.