This is courtesy of WDR:-

"Many former members of BBC Radio News and Current Affairs will be sad to learn of the death of Tony Austin at the age of 85. He was personnel boss at Broadcasting House for much of the 70s and 80s. 

Tony's career was rich and varied. From the King's School, Canterbury, he started at the BBC as a Floor Assistant at Television Centre in 1961 - and used to enjoy telling people that the year before he joined, the official job title was "Call Boy"."


More to be found- courtesy of Bill Rogers here.