Head of News and Factual Podcasts at Global, Vicky Etchells, to join RDE in Prague
Vicky is Head of News and Factual Podcasts at Global, the Media & Entertainment group. She oversees the UK’s most successful daily news podcast, The News Agents, along with some of the biggest factual podcasts in the UK including Full Disclosure with James O'Brien, Spencer Matthews’ Big Fish, and Sweeney Talks, hosted by investigative journalist John Sweeney. Vicky
RDE welcomes Danish Broadcasting Corporation audience researcher Malene Kaasgaard Christiansen
Malene Kaasgaard Christiansen has worked as an audience researcher with the Danish Broadcasting Corporation (DR) since the summer of 2022. Her academic background includes a Master’s degree in Media Studies, which she finished from Aarhus University in June 2022. This will be her fist time presenting her work at an international conference.
Ondřej Cikán, Program Director of FAJN and ROCK radio, Media Bohemia, joins the speaker line-up
Ondřej Cikán is a moderator with many years of experience. For the last years he has been working as a program director of young czech radio station FAJN radio and Rock Radio. He is author of marketing texts and one of the first people to start recording podcasts in the Czech Republic. He studied
Announcing Martin Hroch, General Manager, Radio United Broadcasting
Martin began his career in the radio industry 30 years ago at what was back then Prague's radio station Kiss 98. His responsibilities as a programme director quickly grew and soon he became the chief group director for the entire Radio Kiss network in the Czech Republic. Shortly after, his thriving experience
Media Consultant Nessa McGann to join RDE in Prague
Nessa McGann is an independent media consultant with over 25 years’ experience in radio programming and management. A member of the Programming committee for Radiodays Europe, Nessa was Content Director and Station Manager for the No.1 Regional youth station SPIN South West for 13 years. Nessa holds an MA in media studies