Jiří Hodač

Jiří Hodač is a Czech media manager, best known for his short tenure as Director General of Česká televize between December 2000 and January 2001, which spanned the start of the Czech TV crisis. Hodač took up his position as Director General on 20 December 2000 and resigned on 12 January 2001, citing poor health.

Hodač studied journalism at Charles University in Prague.[1] He started working for BBC Radio in 1989.[1] He worked as News Director at Česká televize, but his term lasted for less than four months; he resigned on 14 August 2000.[2] Hodač became the fourth Director General of Česká televize on 20 December 2000,[3] taking over from outgoing director Dušan Chmelíček.[1] After being taken ill in early January 2001,[4] Hodač announced his resignation for medical reasons just a few days later.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Navzdory vzbouřencům Hodač ovládne ČT v pátek". Mladá fronta DNES (in Czech). 21 December 2000. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
  2. ↑ Unger, Jakub (14 August 2000). "Jiří Hodač: O rezignaci jsem přemýšlel už dřív". Mladá fronta DNES (in Czech). Retrieved 12 November 2013.
  3. ↑ "Novým ředitelem ČT je Jiří Hodač". BBC World Service (in Czech). 20 December 2000. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
  4. ↑ "Czech TV boss falls ill". BBC News. 4 January 2001. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
  5. ↑ "Czech Television Leader Quits; Parliamentary Debate Goes On". The New York Times (New York, NY). 12 January 2001. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
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