Kathleen Garscadden [SEP] place of death
Crossmyloof, Glasgow, the daughter of George Garscadden, accountant and businessman, and his wife, Maggie Jane Vint. She was educated at Hutchesons' Girls' Grammar School, Glasgow, before moving to London to train as a professional singer under Sir Henry Wood. She abandoned her goal of becoming an opera singer and returned to Glasgow where her career began at the very beginnings of radio broadcasting. She never married and died in Glasgow, on 20 February 1991.
Career.
Garscadden acted as a singer, pianist and
Kathleen Garscadden
Kathleen Mary Evelyn Garscadden (18 February 1897 – 20 February 1991) was a Scottish radio broadcaster and presenter who became famous as presenter of the Scottish Children's Hour programme on the BBC Home Service which later became Radio Four. She was known as 'Auntie Kathleen' and her popularity turned her into a celebrity. Crowds gathered at the studio to obtain her autograph and she received a large volume of correspondence from listeners.
Life.
Kathleen Garscadden was born on 18 February 1897 at 13 Nithsdale Gardens,