Bendicht Luginbühl jumps ship at SR DRS
Luginbühl had taken over as program director of DRS 3 in the spring of 2003 and had realigned the station in terms of programming, finances, and business strategy.
DRS-3 and Virus Program Manager Bendicht
Luginbühl will leave SR DRS at the end of October 2005. Luginbühl had been in the
took over as program director of DRS 3 in the spring of 2003, and the station
with a new management team formed by him in terms of programming, finan
and entrepreneurially realigned. Under his leadership, the
The station's own journalistic output increased by 30 %. To
Its objectives also included improving cooperation between DRS 3 and the
of the Swiss pop and rock scene. To the reasons
of Luginbühl's departure, radio director Walter Rüegg announces in an
Announcement: "Unfortunately, for the future further development we could
of the station can't find a common approach, which I regret." Similarly
sounds from Luginbühl's side: "My idea was always to have DRS 3
to expand programmatically and entrepreneurially in rapid steps.
After we had to establish in intensive discussions that the
Rhythm of the further development of DRS of the last almost three years
cannot be transferred to the future, I have decided to
reorientation." As of November 2005, Robert Ruckstuhl, the
deputy to Bendicht Luginbühl, interim head of
program management of DRS 3 and Virus. The definitive successor will be
the SRG Board of Directors will decide at a later date.
Luginbühl will leave SR DRS at the end of October 2005. Luginbühl had been in the
took over as program director of DRS 3 in the spring of 2003, and the station
with a new management team formed by him in terms of programming, finan
and entrepreneurially realigned. Under his leadership, the
The station's own journalistic output increased by 30 %. To
Its objectives also included improving cooperation between DRS 3 and the
of the Swiss pop and rock scene. To the reasons
of Luginbühl's departure, radio director Walter Rüegg announces in an
Announcement: "Unfortunately, for the future further development we could
of the station can't find a common approach, which I regret." Similarly
sounds from Luginbühl's side: "My idea was always to have DRS 3
to expand programmatically and entrepreneurially in rapid steps.
After we had to establish in intensive discussions that the
Rhythm of the further development of DRS of the last almost three years
cannot be transferred to the future, I have decided to
reorientation." As of November 2005, Robert Ruckstuhl, the
deputy to Bendicht Luginbühl, interim head of
program management of DRS 3 and Virus. The definitive successor will be
the SRG Board of Directors will decide at a later date.
