Tindle CI Broadcasting Group Managing Director Albert FitzGerald is stepping down.
Albert started his commercial radio times at Cork pirate ERI in the 1980s and has been at his current station Midlands 103 since 1995.
The Cork man was a staunch supporter of many industry innovations including the training body Learning Waves, the Independent Broadcasters of Ireland and IRS Plus in Dublin, where he remains an Executive Director.
He holds multiple awards including a PPI National Radio Award for documentary broadcasting and commercial production accolades, notably the National Love Radio Award for Best Creative Scriptwriting.
He was voted Business Person of the Year by Tullamore Chamber of Commerce in 2012 and was subsequently named Business Person of the Year for Laois, Offaly, Westmeath and Longford in 2013.
Reflecting on his career, Albert describes broadcasting as an amazing journey. “We are so lucky to have such high quality radio in Ireland and I’m especially proud of Midlands 103, operating in the most competitive part of the country but delivering the biggest weekly audience of any local station outside of Dublin and Cork. It’s a real credit to the dedication and skill of its management and staff.”
Mr FitzGerald will continue as a non-executive director of the company, while pursuing other personal projects.
Station Manager Will Faulkner, who joined the station in 2005, assumes the role of Managing Director with immediate effect.
“Becoming Albert’s successor is a daunting honour. He has been a fantastic leader and mentor, and his contribution to the wider industry has been immense. We wish him every happiness and he will always remain a part of the Midlands 103 family.”
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