TV presenter John Bundy has completely ruled out a return to Net Television, the same station he was once synonymous with. However, tonight he will appear as a guest during a light entertainment program on the PN TV station.

The Malta Independent yesterday contacted Mr Bundy and asked him if his participation in the program signified a reconciliation or the possibility of his return to the station. Mr Bundy’s reacted: “Are you seriously asking me this question? This is politically motivated,” he insisted. The presenter said that he had accepted the invitation out of courtesy as a public figure “just as he would have accepted an invitation by TVM or One. But a return to Net TV was out of the question. Mr Bundy was one of the first presenters on Radio 101 and for a long period of time was one of the main presenters on Net TV. He was synonymous with the PN station until he resigned following a falling-out with PN media bosses.

 

Without a show and unemployed

Mr Bundy has had a chequered TV and radio career and has worked with the Public Broadcasting Service and with both political party stations. However, he is currently not hosting any TV or radio program, which rendered him “unemployed.”

According to recent reports, Mr Bundy was going to present the daily breakfast show on TVM, but this never happened, and the show is now being presented by Pablo Micallef, Norma Saliba and Joe Mifsud. In various recent posts on his Facebook page, Mr Bundy hinted that he had had a falling out with top TVM officials. When asked about his relationship with PBS, Mr Bundy simply replied that the most important principle for him was for someone to stand by his word.

The TV presenter said that he would not answer “politically motivated” questions over the phone. “If you want me to give you a political interview you should come and interview me at my home,” Mr Bundy said. A few minutes later he took to his Facebook account and wrote about the telephone conversation. He repeated that this paper should interview him face to face, an offer which we have extended.

This paper decided to take up the challenge and tried to contact Mr Bundy to set up an interview. Our calls were not answered. And a private message on Facebook was marked as read, but Mr Bundy did not reply.