NAB BEEFS UP GOVERNMENT RELATIONS TEAM

WASHINGTON, DC - Mike Mullen will join the National Association of Broadcasters as Director of Government Relations.

Mullen comes to NAB from the office of Rep. Mike Doyle (D-PA), where he has served as senior legislative assistant since March 2004. With particular focus on legislation pertaining to the digital television transition and the Satellite Home Viewer Improvement Act, Mullen was responsible for all telecommunications, technology, consumer protection and health care issues before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Prior to joining Doyle's staff, Mullen worked for Rep. Jim Turner (D-TX). During Mullen's six-year stint, he served as legislative assistant, and later, senior legislative assistant, focusing on telecommunications, technology, health care and trade.

Mullen received a bachelor's degree from James Madison University in 1996.

The National Association of Broadcasters is a trade association that advocates on behalf of more than 8,300 free, local radio and television stations and also broadcast networks before Congress, the Federal Communications Commission and the Courts. Information about NAB can be found at www.nab.org.

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