All India Radio appoints R Venkateswarlu as director general

All India Radio has appointed R Venkateswarlu as director general, with effect from 01 November 2013.

Venkateswarlu replaces Leela Dhar Manloi, who retired from Prasar Bharati after 37 years of service.

Till recently, Venkateswarlu was posted as additional director general (South zone), supervising all India radio stations, Doordarshan Kendras and marketing divisions in the South Zone. In his new role, he will exercise full financial and administrative powers of the post of director general of All India Radio.

Vekateswarlu has 35 years of mass-media experience in Indian information service, AIR, Doordarshan and Prasar Bharati Secretariat and also administrative, personnel and financial management of AIR and Doordarshan networks.

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