Sam Jackson is the Controller of BBC Radio 3 and the BBC Proms, driving creative and managerial responsibility for the running of the station and the delivery of the world’s biggest classical music festival. His career has spanned broadcasting and the recorded music industry, including three years as Executive Vice-President of Global Classics & Jazz for Universal Music Group. Prior to that, Sam worked for Global, where he latterly ran three national radio brands: Classic FM, Smooth and Gold. Named by The Hospital Club as “one of the 100 most influential and innovative people working across arts, culture and the creative industries”, Sam is an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Academy of Music and a member of the Council of the Royal Philharmonic Society. He is also a Board Member of Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music & Dance, a trustee of Help Musicians, and a member of the Advisory Board for the University of York’s School of Arts and Creative Technologies. Sam is the author or co-author of various books about classical music. His parenting book, ‘Diary of a Desperate Dad’, is published by Elliott & Thompson.
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