Tokyo, Oct. 20 (Jiji Press)–Katsuji Ebisawa, former president of public broadcaster Japan Broadcasting Corp., or NHK, died of pneumonia at a hospital in Tokyo on Sunday. He was 91. Ebisawa joined NHK as a reporter in 1957. He promoted high-definition television and digital terrestrial broadcasting after becoming president in 1997. He stepped down as president in 2005 following a series of scandals involving staff, including embezzlement of production money by a chief producer, and a pile of unpaid viewer fees. Ebisawa later served as chairman of the Japan Sumo Association’s yokozuna promotion council and chairman of the Japan Golf Tour Organization. END [Copyright The Jiji Press, Ltd.]
Former NHK President Katsuji Ebisawa Dies at 91
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