Peter Janku to Head Slovak Radio, Will Assume Post as of December

Bratislava, 28 November (TASR) - Slovak Radio will be headed by Peter Janku as of the beginning of December, head of public-service broadcaster STVR's communications department Zuzana Vicelova informed TASR on Friday. STVR general director Martina Flasikova views Janku's appointment as a clear signal that the aim is to build public-service radio as a space for cultivated dialogue, value plurality and professional journalism. "We share a common vision of media that resists the pressures of dumbing down and political influences and remains faithful to the truth, verified facts and creative quality. Peter Janku will bring a strong moral anchor to the radio's management, experience from both the television and radio environments and the ability to lead a team with a sense of perspective and independence. I believe that under his leadership, Slovak Radio will attest to the fact that public service can be carried out in a professional, impartial and cultivated manner," said Flasikova. "I believe that Slovak radio under my leadership will be a beacon of legal awareness and legal certainty in the media sea, based on respect for constitutional traditions and values and democratic principles of the rule of law," said Janku. According to STVR, Janku is a respected expert in the fields of culture and media, as well as in those of artistic creation and radio dramaturgy. It called him a significant figure of the Slovak folk and gospel scene. ko/df