Sam Jackson is the Controller of BBC Radio 3 and the BBC Proms. Working closely with teams based in Salford, London, Cardiff and Glasgow, as well as with the Corporation’s UK-wide Orchestras and Choirs, Sam leads the strategy for classical music across the BBC. He drives creative and managerial responsibility for the running of Radio 3 and the delivery of the annual BBC Proms (the world’s biggest classical music festival), making sure the network and the Proms remain at the forefront of cultural life in the UK and across the world.

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