RTE's new Director General Kevin Bakhurst is set to “radically” overhaul the station when he takes up his new role today.
Mr Bakhurst, who will have a salary of €306,000, takes the helm in the middle of a hurricane of revelations about its highest paid star Ryan Tubridy, his agent Noel Kelly and the station’s handling of public funds through barter accounts. The former Ofcom group director insisted it is now a “time for action” at the troubled broadcaster.
Yesterday he said: “I’d rather not say too much ahead of tomorrow, just say we’re going to be in contact with staff first thing in the morning via email. “I’ll be going around meeting people, trying to take questions and explain what we’re trying to do.
