Ohm Ki-Young is a popular news anchor and the former CEO of Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) in South Korea.

In one interview, he said "At that time, the special correspondents' role was to show people the images of developed countries rather than to report stiff pieces of political news.

As he had maintained his position of a news anchor for a long time, people thought he was a trustworthy person.

IPS, the Institute for Industrial Policy Studies, chose him for the No.1 Brand Power in the TV anchor field from 2004 to 2007.

Thanks to him, MBC Newsdesk recorded higher viewer ratings than KBS 9 o'clock News in January, 2007 for the first time.

A moment before the camera turned to the special correspondent, Ohm accidentally smiled at the audience.

In those days MBC was criticized because one of its programs, PD Notes, circulated a false and exaggerated report about bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE, or "mad cow disease") on April 29, 2008.

On February 8, 2010, Ohm resigned from the presidency in protest against the unilateral selection of MBC board members by the Foundation of Broadcast Culture (FBC).

MBC is 70% owned by the FBC, which in turn is controlled by the Korea Communications Commission (KCC), whose chairman is appointed directly by the Korean president.

Thus, Ohm's resignation was interpreted as an opposition to the political pressure from the administration of President Lee Myung-Bak.

Since August, Ohm has been in negotiations with the Grand National Party who wish to nominate him as a candidate for governor of Gangwon Province.