Francis Ghirxi - Board Member
Mr Frans Ghirxi has been involved in journalism and broadcasting since joining the Union Press newspapers as a reporter in April 1976, progressing on to Head of Current News in 1988. In July 1993 he was appointed Executive Editor of the Union Press daily paper l-orizzont and in 2001 Head of the Union Press Publications, occupying both positions till retiring age in April 2010. He participated in journalism and broadcasting courses organised by Radio Nederland in Hilversum, Holland (1983) and in the United States (1994) organised by USIA International Visitor Programme of United States Information Agency. He coordinated and presented televison discussion programmes on Super One Television and a weekly discussion radio programme on ONE Radio until June 2016. He has been a Board Member of the Broadcasting Authority since June 2016.