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 NEWS  News  media  Information  202  /  418-  0500  TTY  202  /  418-  2555  Fax-  On-  Demand  202  /  418-  2830  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  ftp.  fcc.  gov  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12  th  Street,  S.  W.  Washington,  D.  C.  20554  This  is  an  unofficial  announcement  of  Commission  action.  Release  of  the  full  text  of  a  Commission  order  constitutes  official  action.  See  MCI  v.  FCC.  515  F  2d  385  (D.  C.  Circ  1974). 
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 September  13,  2001  Sam  Feder  at  (202)  418-  2100 


 COMMISSIONER  MARTIN  APPOINTS  CATHERINE  CRUTCHER  BOHIGIAN  AS  LEGAL  ADVISOR 
 Washington,  DC  --  Commissioner  Kevin  J.  Martin  announced  today  that  he  has 
 appointed  Catherine  Crutcher  Bohigian  to  serve  as  his  Legal  Advisor  on  cable  and  mass 
 media  issues. 


 Before  joining  the  Commission,  Ms.  Bohigian  was  an  attorney  at  the  law  firm  of 
 Wiley,  Rein  and  Fielding,  where  she  advised  communications  clients  on  a  variety  of 
 regulatory  matters.  Ms.  Bohigian  graduated  cum  laude  from  Harvard  Law  School,  where 
 she  was  the  Articles  Editor  of  the  Journal  on  Legislation.  While  in  law  school,  she 
 assisted  Massachusetts  Governor  William  Weld’s  Regulatory  Review  Team.  Prior  to  law 
 school,  she  served  as  a  Legislative  Analyst  for  Bellcore  (now  Telcordia  Technologies) 
 and  as  a  Program  Analyst  for  IBM  Governmental  Affairs.  Ms.  Bohigian  earned  her  B.  A. 
 in  Public  Policy  Studies,  summa  cum  laude,  from  Duke  University. 


 In  announcing  Ms.  Bohigian’s  appointment,  Commissioner  Martin  stated,  “I  am 
 thrilled  that  Catherine  has  agreed  to  join  my  staff.  She  has  tremendous  intellect  and  a 
 wealth  of  experience  with  the  complex  legal  and  policy  issues  we  face  at  the 
 Commission.  I  am  confident  that  she  will  make  a  great  contribution  to  the  Commission.” 


 Ms.  Bohigian  takes  over  the  duties  of  David  Brown,  who  served  as  a  legal  advisor 
 in  an  interim  capacity.  Commissioner  Martin  stated,  “I  really  appreciate  David’s  help  in 
 getting  the  office  up  and  running.  It  was  terrific  of  him  to  take  a  break  from  his  job  at  the 
 Mass  Media  Bureau  to  cover  the  time  before  Catherine  could  start.  He  was  an  enormous 
 asset  to  this  office,  and  I  am  grateful  to  him  for  his  service.” 


 Ms.  Bohigian  will  assume  her  duties  immediately. 


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