Sir Robert Fraser (1904–1985) was an Australian who, in the United Kingdom, worked as a journalist, civil servant and as the first Director General of the British Independent Television Authority (ITA).
Born in Adelaide, Australia, Fraser graduated BA from the University of Melbourne, where he was resident at Trinity College from 1924 to 1926.
[1] He left with his parents, Mr and Mrs Reginald Fraser of Mt Lofty, South Australia, for the United Kingdom in 1927 for further study at the London School of Economics.
[2] He worked as a writer for the Daily Herald newspaper before unsuccessfully attempting to get elected to Parliament in 1935, standing for the Labour Party in York.
[3] However, Fraser is probably best known for his contribution to the ITV system through his work with the Independent Television Authority.