Frédéric Philippin is the new editor-in-chief of Kanal 9

Frédéric Philippin, the Valais correspondent for Radio Suisse Romande (RTS), will become the new editor-in-chief of the local television station Canal 9/Kanal 9. He succeeds Vincent Fragnière, who has been appointed editor-in-chief of the Valais newspaper *Le Nouvelliste*.

 
Philippin will take over as editor-in-chief effective July 1, the bilingual Valais local television station announced on Tuesday. The 40-year-old began his career about 15 years ago at the local radio station Rhône FM before moving to RTS in Lausanne.