Woo named new president of EBS

Woo Jong-bum

• Published Nov 30, 2015 5:08 PM KST
• Updated Nov 30, 2015 5:08 PM KST

By Kwon Ji-youn

Woo Jong-bum, former CEO and president of Jeju MBC, has been appointed CEO and president of the Korea Educational Broadcasting System (EBS), the Korea Communications Commission (KCC) said Friday.

The KCC said 12 candidates answered its open call for applicants, and four were interviewed on Nov. 25. The final decision was made at a KCC general meeting, Friday.

Woo was conferred his certificate of appointment Monday, and his three-year term will end on Nov. 29, 2018.

Woo studied education at Yonsei University, and has served as head of MBC’s radio network, director of Daejeon’s Traffic Broadcasting Network and is currently a standing auditor for 88 Country Club, a golf club owned and operated by the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs.