Park Jang-beom, the main anchor of KBS top news show KBS News9, looks set to take over as the 27th president of the Korean public broadcaster.

Park was picked from three final candidates, including current KBS president Park Min-hyun, and KBS news director, Kim Seong-jin.

The KBS Board has sent a formal letter to the Office of Government Policy Coordination recommending Park’s appointment.

Park previously hosted “KBS News Plaza”, “Late Night Discussion” and “Sunday Diagnosis”.

If appointed by the president following the National Assembly confirmation hearing, Park will become the first president of KBS from the ranks of the 9 PM news anchors.

“The highest authority of public broadcaster KBS is the viewers. I will do my best to fulfill the role that viewers expect from a public broadcaster. Additionally, I will work to resolve internal conflicts at KBS through corporate integration,” Park said after the board announced its decision.

The term for the 27th president of KBS is three years, starting from December.