*Pages 1--2 from Microsoft Word - 49134.doc* NEWS 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). News Media Information 202 / 418- 0500 Internet: http:// www. fcc. gov TTY: 1- 888- 835- 5322 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEWS MEDIA CONTACT: June 3, 2005 Catherine Bohigian at (202) 418- 1000 CHAIRMAN KEVIN J. MARTIN ANNOUNCES HIS INTENTION TO APPOINT THE MEDIA BUREAU CHIEF, AND HE ANNOUNCES THE APPOINTMENT OF THE SENIOR DEPUTY CHIEF AND THE DEPUTY CHIEF OF THE MEDIA BUREAU Today, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin J. Martin announced his intention to appoint Donna Gregg as the Media Bureau Chief. Chairman Martin also announced that Roy Stewart will serve as Senior Deputy Chief of the Media Bureau and Deborah Klein will serve as Deputy Chief of the Media Bureau. Of these announcements, Chairman Martin said, “Donna brings a wealth of experience and expertise on media issues to the Commission. I have long been impressed by her intellect and engaging personality, and I am grateful she has agreed to continue her commitment to public service by returning to the Commission. I also want to thank Roy and Deborah for agreeing to continue their excellent work in the Media Bureau in these new capacities. I look forward to working with Donna, Roy, and Deborah; the Commission is fortunate to have their knowledge and judgment on hand.” Donna Gregg has a notable communications and media background, including serving as Vice President of Legal and Regulatory Affairs and General Counsel of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and as a partner in the communications practice of the Washington, D. C. law firm of Wiley Rein & Fielding. She began her legal career as a staff attorney in the Commission’s former Cable Television Bureau. She has been a Senior Lecturing Fellow in Telecommunications Law and Policy at Duke University School of Law and a member of the Board of Directors of the North American Broadcasters Association. Ms. Gregg received her B. A., with high distinction, from the University of Michigan, where she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, and she received her J. D. from Duke University School of Law. Roy Stewart has forty years of distinguished service at the Commission, representing an unparalleled depth of knowledge and experience. Mr. Stewart most recently served as the Media Bureau’s Chief of the Office of Broadcast License Policy. He began his Commission career in the former Broadcast Bureau, serving as an attorney in the Television Application Branch, Chief of the Transfer Branch, and Chief of the Renewal and Transfer Division. Following the reorganization of the Broadcast Bureau in 1982, Mr. Stewart was named Chief of the Mass Media Bureau’s Video Services Division, and he later served as Chief of the Mass Media Bureau before the Bureau was merged with the Cable Services Bureau into the Media Bureau. Mr. Stewart received his B. A. from the University of Virginia and his J. D. from Cornell Law School. 1 Deborah Klein most recently served as Acting Chief of the Media Bureau. She previously served as the Media Bureau’s Chief of Staff , where she worked to implement the Commission’s policies relating to electronic media, including broadcast and cable television, radio, and post- licensing satellite issues. Prior to becoming Chief of Staff, she was Chief of the Consumer Protection and Competition Division in the Cable Services Bureau. Before joining the Commission in 1994, Ms. Klein served as an attorney at the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Competition. Ms. Klein received her B. A. from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor and her J. D., magna cum laude, from the University of Toledo College of Law. 2