William Joyce Dorothy Eckersley got him an audition at the Rundfunkhaus (""broadcasting house""). Eckersley was the former wife or second wife of the Chief Engineer of the British Broadcasting Corporation, Peter Eckersley. Despite having a heavy cold and almost losing his voice, he was recruited immediately for radio announcements and scriptwriting at German radio's English service. William Joyce replaced Wolf Mittler. The name "Lord Haw-Haw of Zeesen" was coined in 1939 by the pseudonymous "Daily Express" radio critic Jonah Barrington, but this referred initially to Wolf Mittler (or possibly Norman Baillie-Stewart). When Joyce became the best-known propaganda broadcaster, the nickname was transferred
William Charles Boyden-Mitchell William Charles Boyden-Mitchell William Charles Boyden-Mitchell (born 1922 - died 1988 in Norwich, Norfolk), better known as Bill Mitchell or Uncle Bill, was a radio presenter and broadcasting personality. He became known through his work with the BFBS (British Forces Broadcasting Service) during the 1960s and 70s, broadcasting to servicemen of the British Army of the Rhine (BAOR) and their families who were stationed in what was then West Germany. He achieved a cult following due to his eccentricities and his ‘Big Wood Stories’ that he wrote himself and performed live on the radio. Bill Mitchell broadcast from the BFBS