'One month into his tenure as RTÉ director general, and with many questions outstanding, Kevin Bakhurst retains his relaxed, affable manner, showing no signs of the pressure behind the scenes.'
Kevin Bakhurst said that his initial focus as RTÉ’s new director general would be “steadying the ship” after a relentless month at the national broadcaster following the fallout over secret payments to presenter Ryan Tubridy.
Facing non-stop questions from the public, politicians, and his own demoralised staff, he moved quickly on his reform agenda, commissioning a series of reports into cultural aspects at RTÉ and reconfiguring the broadcaster’s executive leadership team after senior figures became ...
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