Jiří Hodač, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Jiří Hodač

Czech director of Czech television

Date of Birth: 03-Mar-1947

Place of Birth: Prague, Czech Republic

Profession: broadcasting executive

Nationality: Czech Republic

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Jirí Hodac is a Czech media manager, best known for his short tenure as Director General of Ceská televize between December 2000 and January 2001, which spanned the start of the Czech TV crisis.
Hodac took up his position as Director General on 20 December 2000 and resigned on 12 January 2001, citing poor health. Hodac studied journalism at Charles University in Prague.
He started working for BBC Radio in 1989.
He worked as News Director at Ceská televize, but his term lasted for less than four months; he resigned on 14 August 2000.
Hodac became the fourth Director General of Ceská televize on 20 December 2000, taking over from outgoing director Dušan Chmelícek.
After being taken ill in early January 2001, Hodac announced his resignation for medical reasons just a few days later.