RTÉ has announced that Kathy Fox has been appointed Commissioning Editor with responsibility for Documentaries and Features following a competitive recruitment process. This senior editorial position will drive the development and delivery of RTÉ’s Documentaries and Features slate working in partnership with the Irish creative sector. This appointment is in line with RTÉ’s New Direction Strategy and RTÉ’s commitment to increase commissioning from the independent production sector.
Kathy is a hugely experienced Executive Producer across multiple genres with a strong track record of delivering across RTÉ’s linear and on demand platforms. Most recently, in her role as Executive Producer in Documentaries and Features, Kathy has delivered some of our most high-profile documentary productions including Bad Nanny, Patrick: A Young Traveller Lost, The Case I Can’t Forget, The Skinny Jab Revolution and the upcoming six part series set inside CUH, Any Given Day: Cork University Hospital. She is also widely experienced on the features side of the slate, having been responsible, as Executive Producer for RTÉ, for a wide range of of prominent titles including Great House Revival, Raised By the Village, and the expansion of At Your Service from half hours to hours. Earlier this year, Kathy set up and managed the production of The Traitors Ireland Uncloaked, working with an in-house team and in close collaboration with Kite Entertainment, independent producers of The Traitors Ireland, to deliver the series from RTÉ’s Limerick base.
Kathy Fox said “It’s a real privilege to take on this role and I’m really looking forward to working with many talented colleagues across the independent production sector and RTÉ, to deliver high-impact , meaningful content that truly matters to Irish audiences.”
Seán Mac Giolla Phádraig, Managing Editor of Video said, “The Documentaries and Features slate is central to our strategy of delivering for audiences across linear and on demand and to ensuring RTÉ can remain at the heart of the national conversation. I’m delighted that Kathy will now bring her wealth of experience to bear on further developing this hugely important slate and I look forward to working with her on this.”
Steve Carson, Director of Video said, “I’m delighted that Kathy will be taking on such an important brief as Commissioning Editor for Documentaries and Features. She brings to the role an exceptional range of editorial experience, a deep understanding of Irish audiences and a clear vision for such an important genre.”
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Further Information:
Maureen Catterson, Communications Manager
