Kudláčová Named to Run EBU’s Radio Operation
Czech Radio veteran is a familiar face on EBU committees
Edita Kudláčová has been selected to be the new head of radio for the European Broadcast Union.
She is a 12-year veteran of the central European national broadcaster, having risen to chief content producer.
Kudláčová is a member of the EBU’s New Radio Group and, prior to that, the International Relations Radio Group until 2016.
She said, “I’m passionate about radio and audio and I believe strongly in the power of these mediums to create fantastic content and in their potential to innovate and develop. I’m really looking forward to working with the team at the EBU.”
EBU appoints Edita Kudláčová as Head of Radio
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Edita Kudláčová, a senior radio and audio executive with over 12 years’ experience at Czech Radio, has been appointed as Head of Radio at the EBU. She will take up her position in March 2021.
Edita joined Czech Radio in November 2008 as Senior International Relations Specialist, then became Head of International Relations in 2013. Her current role is Chief Creative Producer, a post she has held since 2016, where she works both on innovative audio content production and with the national and international audio community of producers and innovators.
Her work has won multiple awards, including first prize for Best European Online Project at the 2019 Prix Europa for ‘1968 Project’, an initiative that also won the Journalism Award in the category for best online journalism. She also claimed first prize for best public service podcast with ‘Turn The Lights Off!’ in the 2018 Podcast of the Year aw