James Gordon, Baron Gordon of Strathblane

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James Gordon, Baron Gordon of Strathblane

James Stuart Gordon, Baron Gordon of Strathblane CBE (born May 17, 1936 - March 31, 2020 in Glasgow , Scotland ) was a British businessman and life peer .

family

Gordon was born to James Gordon and his wife Elsie Riach. In 1971 he married Margaret Anne Stevenson. With her he had two sons and a daughter.

Education and professional career

Gordon received his education at St Aloysius' College in Glasgow. This was followed by studies at the University of Glasgow , from which he graduated in 1958 with a Master of Arts . He worked as a political editor for Scottish Television from 1965 to 1973 and as a managing director for Radio Clyde from 1973 to 1996 . From 1991 to 1996 he was CEO of Scottish Radio Holdings and its board of directors from 1996 to 2005. In the following years he worked for Melody Radio , Clydeport Holdings and the Scottish Tourist Board . From 1990 he was a member of the Scottish Advisory Board of British Petroleum and from 1996 was Director of Johnston Press and Chairman of the AIM Trust . From 2003 he was on the board of Radio Audience Research .

Gordon was a member of the Scottish Development Agency from 1981 to 1990 and a director of the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Center from 1983 to 1989 . He served on the University of Glasgow Court from 1984 to 1997 and on the Committee of Inquiry into Teachers' Pay and Conditions in 1986 . He also worked for the Advisory Group on Listed Events , the Independent Review Panel on Funding of the BBC and the British Tourist Authority .

In the general election in 1964 , he ran in the constituency of East Renfrewshire for the Labor Party . However, he was defeated by incumbent Betty Harvie Anderson .

On August 2, 1997 he was raised to life peer as Baron Gordon of Strathblane , of Deil's Craig in Stirling , and was henceforth a member of the House of Lords .

Gordon died of the aftermath of COVID-19 in late March 2020 at the age of 83 during the UK's COVID-19 pandemic .

Awards

In 1984 Gordon was awarded the Order of the British Empire at the Commander level. In the same year he received the Sony Award for his special commitment to broadcasting. In 1994 the Radio Academy accepted him as a fellow . He received the Lord Provost's Award for Public Service in Glasgow. In addition, the Glasgow Caledonian University and the University of Glasgow awarded him honorary doctorates .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Edinburgh Gazette . No. 24276, HMSO, Edinburgh, October 7, 1997, p. 2542 ( PDF , accessed June 7, 2015, English).
  2. ↑ Radio Clyde founder sadly passes away due to coronavirus. glasgowtimes.co.uk, April 2, 2020
  3. ^ The Radio Academy "Fellows" ( Memento from October 24, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
personal data
SURNAME Gordon, James, Baron Gordon of Strathblane
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Gordon, James Stuart, Baron Gordon of Strathblane
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British businessman and life peer
DATE OF BIRTH May 17, 1936
DATE OF DEATH March 31, 2020
Place of death Glasgow , Scotland