Next Director General of RTE thread

I doubt this thread will go far.

David McRedmond has set him self up for the role as DG of An Post. He might be seen as someone to shake things up, but its unlikely he will.

Jim Jennings, I don't see it.

Dan Healy unlikely and too many issues with 2FM IMO.

Kevin Bakhurst can't see him coming back to Ireland.

I could imagine Geraldine O'Leary getting it. Though government may want to stay clear of current or former RTÉ Executive Board members.

It won't make a whole load of difference TBH. And it hard to say considering Forbes' appointment 7 years ago which came out of no where.

David McRedmond was not shortlisted for the role according to the Sunday Business post, I wonder if he actually applied.

My money is on Geraldine O'Leary.

Shocking that the board and chair would overrule the Selection committee.

Really leaves the next DG in a difficult position WRT board confidence in their abilities.

Is it? That depends on the remit of the selection committee.

It would be normal for a Management Board to set up a sub-group to vet the applicants for CEO and come up with a shortlist of suitable candidates. The Board would then choose from that shortlist.

Instead, the RTÉ Board was being asked to rubber stamp Bakhurst as DG. If that’s how thing are supposed to work at RTÉ, let’s replace the entire Board with this wonderful subcommittee.

Siún Ní Raghallaigh will be questioned by the Oireachtas media committee next Wednesday but a “new director general could be in place before the committee hearing”. Sounds like Bakhurst is a done deal.

He complained that RTÉ monopolised the licence fee while TV3 had to compete with them for advertising revenues. That is still a key issue but I wonder what McRedmond would have to say about it if he became RTÉ DG.

Ultimately, he got a very good deal for TV3 when selling to VirginMedia. He also deserves credit for running a full service in An Post throughout the pandemic and bringing it back to profitability last year.

Did Kevin Bakhurst achieve anything comparable?

McRedmond has withdrawn from the race which was doing him no favours. The status quo will be maintained in RTÉ.

Lesson for Board members: if you ask for a shortlist, you will get one acceptable candidate plus as many duds as you can shake a stick at.

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/david-mcredmond-breaks-silence-about-rte-dg-role-42434741.html

So you are telling me the new head of RTE is British.

I was reading he wants to get real tough with licence evaders.

largely nothing will change. But their is another thread in CA/IMHO.

Ex-BBC so might bring some fresh ideas as well as re instate DAB 😜

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