Ernst Sittinger is a known journalist. A journalist collects news for newspapers or for the radio. He now represents the state of Steiermark at the ORF. The politicians Mario Kunasek and Manuela Khom chose him. Sittinger follows Thomas Prantner. Prantner left his job one week ago.
The election is official next week. The government of the state meets for this. Sittinger worked for the Kleine Zeitung newspaper for many years. He worked in the chief editorial office. That is the lead team of a newspaper. He writes for newspapers since 1984.
There is an important meeting at the ORF in June. The board members choose the new bosses there. A board is a group of people who check the ORF. They make important choices for the TV station. Sittinger wants to do his work in a fair way. He wants to represent the people in Steiermark. He already won important prizes for his work.
