SRG: Iso Rechsteiner proposed as radio director

Deputy Director Iso Rechsteiner was nominated for the position of Director of SR DRS at the SRG Board of Directors meeting. Rechsteiner is set to take over the position from Walter Rüegg effective October 1, 2009, until the merger with Swiss Television, and to drive forward the media convergence project.

Deputy Director Iso Rechsteiner was proposed for the position of Director of SR DRS at the SRG Board of Directors meeting. As the media convergence project has been delayed, the current Director Walter Rüegg will retire at the end of November. Rechsteiner will take over from October 1, 2009 until the cooperation with Swiss Television is completed. The Regional Council will make the choice in June. The Board of Directors proposed Iso Rechsteiner as Radio Director in order to quickly clarify the management of Swiss Radio DRS in the convergence project, SRG explained in a press release.
Iso Rechsteiner has been Deputy Radio Director since February 2008. He has been head of the SR DRS regional editorial department since 2006 and has also been a member of the Executive Board since then. Previously, he was an editor in the regional journal for Eastern Switzerland and in the business editorial department.

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