Steve Newberry, NAB joint board chair and president and CEO of Commonwealth Broadcasting Corporation, will interview new Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Commissioner Meredith Attwell Baker, at the Radio Show in Philadelphia, Pa. This featured event – FCC Breakfast: A Conversation Between Commissioner Meredith Attwell Baker and Steve Newberry – will be held Friday, September 25, 7:30 - 8:45 a.m.
Commissioner Baker was sworn in as FCC commissioner in July and brings a wealth of experience to the position. She most recently served as acting assistant secretary of commerce for communications and information and acting administrator of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) where she oversaw key elements of the DTV transition, including the DTV Coupon Program. Before joining NTIA, Commissioner Baker was vice president at the firm of Williams Mullen Strategies where she focused on telecommunications, intellectual property and international trade issues. She was senior counsel to Covad Communications from 2000 to 2002, and director of Congressional Affairs at the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association (CTIA) from 1998 to 2000.
For more information on the NAB Radio Show, visit www.nabradioshow.com.