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 PETER  DOYLE  NAMED  CHIEF  OF  MASS  MEDIA  BUREAU’S  AUDIO  SERVICES  DIVISION 


 Washington,  DC  --  Peter  Doyle  has  been  named  Chief  of  the  Mass  Media  Bureau’s 
 Audio  Services  Division. 


 Doyle  joined  the  Commission  in  1995  and  has  served  as  ASD  Deputy  Chief  since  1998. 
 He  is  a  major  contributor  to  several  recent  rulemaking  proceedings  to  streamline  broadcast 
 application  processing  and  licensing  procedures,  initiate  electronic  filing,  and  increase  flexibility 
 in  the  radio  technical  rules.  He  also  has  been  extensively  involved  in  the  Commission’s 
 terrestrial  digital  audio  broadcasting  and  low  power  FM  init  iat  ives.  Prior  to  joining  the 
 Commission,  Doyle  was  an  associate  at  Arter  &  Hadden  between  1991  –  1995  and  at  Dow, 
 Lohnes  &  Albertson  between  1985  –  1991,  where  he  specialized  in  broadcast,  wireless  cable, 
 and  cable  matters. 


 Doyle  graduated  cum  laude  with  a  J.  D.  degree  from  the  Georgetown  University  Law 
 Center  in  1985.  He  also  holds  a  B.  A.  from  the  University  of  Rochester  and  a  M.  A.  in 
 philosophy  from  the  University  of  Virginia. 


 Commenting  on  the  appointment,  Mass  Media  Bureau  Chief  Roy  Stewart  said,  “Peter 
 Doyle  has  played  an  important  role  in  the  Bureau’s  ongoing  initiative  to  overhaul  broadcast 
 technical  rules  and  procedures.  I  am  pleased  that  he  has  agreed  to  lead  the  Division  at  a  time 
 when  it  faces  enormous  licensing  challenges.” 


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