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Radio 3 chief to address PPL AGM

By | Published on Monday 17 May 2010

Recording royalties people PPL have announced that Radio 3 controller Roger Wright will give a keynote speech at the collecting society’s AGM next month. As Radio 3 top man, Wright also oversees the Beeb’s own orchestras and the Proms programme.

PPL boss Fran Nevrkla says this: “I am delighted that Roger Wright has agreed to be our keynote speaker at PPL’s AGM this year. His crucial role as Controller of BBC Radio 3 and Director of BBC Proms, coupled with the enormous wealth of previous experience, makes him one of the leading experts when it comes to the subject of music, in particular classical music and jazz”.

He continues: “His intimate knowledge and passion for music and his warm empathy with performers make him ideally qualified to speak with authority about the subject of music and its crucial value to our society. It will be a real pleasure to hear Roger sharing with us his thoughts and experiences which I have no doubt will make a tremendous contribution towards ensuring that the PPL AGM this year is another memorable event”.



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