Seymour Joly de Lotbiniere (21 October 1905 – 6 November 1984) known as "Lobby" was a Director of the British Broadcasting Corporation and pioneer of outside broadcasts. He is recognised as developing the technique of sports commentary on radio and subsequently television, and he masterminded the televising of the 1953 Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. Christopher Martin-Jenkins wrote of him that "he was a towering figure both physically and mentally", the "physically" referring to his height of six feet eight inches (203 cm).
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Early life and education
Lotbiniere was the second son of Brigadier-General Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière (1868–1960) D.S.O., and his wife Mildred Louisa, daughter of Charles Seymour Grenfell J.P., of Carshalton. His grandfather, Sir Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière (1829–1908), was Premier of the Canadian province of Quebec, a federal cabinet minister, and Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia.
He was educated at St Cyprian's School, Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge. He practised as a member of the Chancery Bar before joining the BBC in 1932.