Senior BBC executive is RTÉ’s new head of news

A senior BBC news executive has been appointed head of news in RTÉ.

Senior BBC executive is RTÉ’s new head of news

Kevin Bakhurst takes over the role following a troubled year for the state broadcaster after the ‘Mission to Prey’ defamation scandal, which forced the award-winning Prime Time Investigates off air.

The Londoner has been deputy head of the BBC Newsroom since 2010, overseeing BBC TV News, Radio News and the BBC News website.

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