Lubos Machaj to head Slovak pubcaster
JULY 1, 2022 11.14 EUROPE/LONDON BY CHRIS DZIADUL

Lubos Machaj has been elected the new general director of the Slovak public broadcaster RTVS by the country’s parliament.

He will assume the post on August 2 for a five-year term, taking over from Jaroslav Reznik, the current head of RTVS.

Machaj was originally one of eight candidates for the position of general director.

He has held a number of posts at RTVS in the past, including programme director of its TV and radio services, in an industry career spanning over 40 years.