{"id":218711,"date":"2026-09-18T17:25:15","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T15:25:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=218711"},"modified":"2026-09-18T17:25:17","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T15:25:17","slug":"rts-host-removed-from-the-air-dragan-vucelic-i-did-not-want-to-remain-silent-if-that-is-the-price-i-will-pay-it-with-pride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/rts-host-removed-from-the-air-dragan-vucelic-i-did-not-want-to-remain-silent-if-that-is-the-price-i-will-pay-it-with-pride\/","title":{"rendered":"RTS HOST REMOVED FROM THE AIR: Dragan Vu\u010deli\u0107: \u201cI did not want to remain silent. If that is the price, I will pay it with pride!\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We are publishing in full the statement by Dragan Vu\u010deli\u0107, RTS announcer and host:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I had been the host of the Cultural News program since it was launched. I am no longer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I did that job for more than thirteen years and hosted nearly two thousand editions. I was removed from the position without any official notification and, consequently, without any explanation whatsoever. I learned about it through informal conversations with colleagues, and several days later from written media reports announcing a new Cultural News program in which I am not among the hosts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Changes within programs are commonplace in television programming. However\u2026 this change is strange, to say the least. I was never given any criticism of my work, nor was I ever asked to change anything about the way I performed my job. On the contrary! I was honored with awards for my work on several occasions. I did not violate professional standards, but apparently I did violate some other rules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yes, I did not remain silent. Yes, I publicly reminded people that the public broadcaster belongs to the citizens who pay for it, not to the individuals who run it. Yes, I stood with my colleagues when we were insulted and humiliated, in order to defend the dignity and reputation of the institution where I work. I have reasonable grounds to suspect that this is where the reasons for my removal from the screen lie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Source<\/strong>:<\/strong> Udru\u017eenje novinara Srbije ; Foto<\/strong>: RTS<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We are publishing in full the statement by Dragan Vu\u010deli\u0107, RTS announcer and host: I had been the host of the Cultural News program since it was launched. I am no longer. I did that job for more than thirteen years and hosted nearly two thousand editions. I was removed from the position without any […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2169,"featured_media":218712,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_show_updated_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[10314,4833,876,3537,113,12137],"class_list":["post-218711","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-serbia","tag-obracanje","tag-otkaz","tag-politika","tag-rts","tag-srbija","tag-uns","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t