Application submitted: Ueli Schmezer wants to be Ruedi Matter's successor
According to information from the SonntagsZeitung, "Kassensturz" host Ueli Schmezer has applied to succeed Ruedi Matter as director of radio and television. According to the report, sports director Roland Mägerle is also said to have submitted his application.
Schmezer wanted to present his application to the SonntagsZeitung not comment. According to insiders, his 30 years of television and radio experience and his popularity would make him a good external representative for SRF. One argument against appointing the 57-year-old is that he has no managerial experience, even though the job profile and tasks would require it - SRF needs to save money and reorganize.
In contrast, sports director Mägerle is said to be regarded internally as a "manager type" and is more in line with the requirements profile.
Television editor-in-chief Tristan Brenn, on the other hand, is not interested. "Tagesschau" head Urs Leuthard also told the newspaper that he does not want to succeed Ruedi Matter. "I did not apply," Leuthard is quoted as saying. He justified this with family reasons and with the fact that he does not see himself "fully in the requirement profile". Other possible candidates include "10-vor-10" presenter Susanne Wille, "Tagesschau" man Franz Fischlin and MDR program director Nathalie Wappler. However, they did not respond to the newspaper's inquiries. (hae/SDA)
