Leslie R. Mitchell

Leslie R. Mitchell
Les Mitchell operating his radio.
Born(1923-12-09)9 December 1923
Hammersmith, England
Died6 October 2014(2014-10-06) (aged 90)
NationalityEnglish
Other namesKnown as G3BHK on the air
OccupationCivil servant
Known forFounder Jamboree on the Air
Notable workCQ Jamboree, 50 years of Scouting's Jamboree-on-the-Air

Leslie R. "Les" Mitchell (Hammersmith, England 9 December 1923 – 6 October 2014 Bingley, West Yorkshire, England), a Scouter and a radio amateur with the callsign G3BHK, was the founder of Jamboree-on-the-Air (JOTA), now considered the largest event scheduled by the World Organization of the Scout Movement annually.