[WATCH] Jason Micallef endorses ‘moral’ Bundy as PBS CEO

Jason Micallef endorses ‘moral’ Bundy as PBS CEO • Video by Chris Mangion

John Bundy, recently appointed CEO of Public Broadcasting Services, was a broadcaster ‘par excellence’, as well as being a very correct and moral person, according to Jason Micallef, executive chairman of One TV and chairman of the Valletta 2018 Foundation.

Bundy was formally appointed CEO of the PBS in a secret vote taken on Wednesday, replacing Anton Attard who had served in the post for the past six years.
Micallef – an outspoken critic of the outgoing CEO – said he had known Bundy for years in his work across various sectors of broadcast media, and that he considered him a personal friend.

“I sincerely wish him well,” he said, “as he tackles the huge task ahead of him, that of restructuring the PBS and making it the best station in the country, which I have always said it should be.”

Asked whether he believed Bundy possessed the necessary qualifications to lead PBS, Micallef answered: “Why not?”

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John Bundy was a PN election candidate in 1996 but more recently was associated with Labour by way of his migration to One TV and having had provided a soft endorsement of Joseph Muscat during the 2013 election campaign.

In a statement on Wednesday, the PBS directors thanked Anton Attard, who had served PBS as CEO fir the past six years.

“Attard ensured PBS increases its popularity from one year to the other, as audience ratings and our financial figures clearly show.”

A new managerial structure will now see John Bundy as CEO and Charles Dalli as deputy CEO, who will report to the chairman of the board of directors.