Frederick Ogilvie

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Sir Frederick Wolff Ogilvie (died 10 June 1949) was Director-General of the BBC from 19 July 1938 (aged 45) to 26 January 1942, and was succeeded by joint Director-Generals Cecil Graves and Robert W. Foot. He was knighted on 10 June 1942.

Before joining the BBC, he was Professor of Political Economy and Vice-Chancellor of the Queen's University of Belfast.

Media Offices
Preceded by
John Reith
Director-General of the BBC
1938–1942
Succeeded by
Cecil Graves
and Robert W. Foot