Andrew Hanlon Takes Over Affairs at TVC, Radio Continental

By Dipo Olowookere

Report reaching us indicates that Mr Andrew Hanlon, a citizen of the republic of Ireland, has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Continental Broadcasting Service (CBS) Limited, owners of Television Continental (TVC) and Radio Continental (RC).

Mr Hanlon, a veteran broadcaster, before joining CBS, worked as Director of News and Information Programming at Ireland’s leading independent national television station, TV3 in Dublin, where he was responsible for the channel’s news and daily studio programming for 18 years.

As a founding director of the company in 1998, Mr Hanlon established the station’s award winning national news service along with a host of other market leading programmes.

Announcing his appointment via a statement, Chairman of CBS Board of Directors, Mr Kehinde Durosimi-Etti, stated that Mr Hanlon comes on board with “over 30 years’ experience in the broadcast industry.”

He said the appointee “will be responsible for defining and delivering the business strategy and providing overall leadership for the operation of Television Continental and Radio Continental.”

Mr Durosimi-Etti added that Mr Hanlon’s “creativity, extensive experience, expertise and deep understanding of the broadcast industry will be of great value to the holistic strategic direction of CBS as an innovative-driven global media organization. I wish him the very best.”

In his remarks, Mr Hanlon expressed his delight to “lead the CBS team to continue to uphold the highest standards of organizational excellence on all its platforms in Nigeria and across Africa.”

He said further that, “I am looking forward to making my contribution to the growth of the Television Continental and Radio Continental and to working with the highly talented and dedicated team of professionals across the organisation.”

Mr Hanlon’s career in news programming began in 1986 with RTE, Ireland’s state owned national television and radio broadcaster, where he worked as a reporter and newscaster for three years before taking the position of Head of News at leading Dublin radio station 98FM, part of the international Communicorp group of radio stations between 1989 and 1997.