News anchor Park Jang-beom nominated as 27th president of KBS

The KBS Board of Directors has nominated Park Jang-beom, the anchor of KBS 'News9', as the 27th president.

President nominee Park Jang-beom joined KBS in 1994 as a reporter from the 20th recruitment and has served as a correspondent in London and as the head of the Social Affairs Department.

After going through a National Assembly confirmation hearing, he will become the first president of KBS to come from the 'News9' anchor position once appointed by the president.