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 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:  February  2,  2006  Catherine  Bohigian  at  (202)  418-  2030 
 CHAIRMAN  KEVIN  J.  MARTIN  ANNOUNCES  THE  HIRING  OF  NEW  DEPUTY  CHIEF,  OFFICE  OF  STRATEGIC  PLANNING  AND  POLICY  ANALYSIS 
 Washington,  D.  C.  --  Today,  FCC  Chairman  Martin  announced  the  naming  of  Diego  T.  Ruiz  as  Deputy  Chief,  Office  of  Strategic  Planning  and  Policy  Analysis. 
 Mr.  Ruiz  joins  the  Commission  from  Univision  Communications  Inc.  where  he  was  Vice  President  and  General  Manager  of  KUVS-  TV  Univision  Channel  19  and  KTFK-  TV  TeleFutura  Channel 
 64,  the  company’s  owned-  and-  operated  television  stations  in  Sacramento,  California.  Before  moving  to  Sacramento,  Mr.  Ruiz  was  Vice  President  and  General  Manager  of  Univision’s  internet  division, 
 Univision  Online,  based  in  Miami,  Florida.  Prior  to  that,  he  served  as  Station  Manager  of  Univision’s  flagship  television  station,  KMEX-  TV,  in  Los  Angeles,  California. 


 Chairman  Martin  praised  Mr.  Ruiz’s  extensive  business  background  and  experience  in  announcing  his  hiring.  “I  am  pleased  Diego  has  agreed  to  help  lead  OSP,  an  office  that  serves  as  a  critical 
 arm  in  the  development  of  Commission  policy.  Diego’s  extensive  real-  world  business  experience  will  be  a  great  asset  for  the  government.” 


 A  native  Spanish  speaker,  Mr.  Ruiz  graduated  from  the  University  of  Virginia  with  a  BA  in  History  and  English  Literature.  He  received  his  MBA  from  Harvard  Business  School.  While  in 
 Sacramento,  Mr.  Ruiz  served  on  the  boards  of  directors  of  the  California  Chamber  of  Commerce  and  the  California  Broadcasters  Association. 
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