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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:  August  3,  2006  Aaron  Goldberger  at  (202)  418-  2500 
 COMMISSIONER  DEBORAH  TAYLOR  TATE  ANNOUNCES  DEPARTURE  OF  ADVISOR 
 FCC  Commissioner  Deborah  Taylor  Tate  announced  that  John  Grant,  Special  Advisor  for  Policy,  will  be  departing  her  office  to  join  the  Majority  Staff  of  the  United  States  Senate 
 Committee  on  Homeland  Security  and  Governmental  Affairs.  Regarding  the  announcement,  Commissioner  Tate  said,  “My  loss  is  Senator  Collins’  gain.  Homeland  Security  is  a  crucial  area 
 in  which  to  be  serving  our  government  at  present,  and  I  wish  John  the  best  in  this  new  role.” 


 Commissioner  Tate  also  announced  that  Chris  Robbins  has  been  detailed  to  her  office  to  assist  in  handling  media  issues.  Mr.  Robbins  is  currently  an  Attorney  Advisor  in  the  Audio 
 Division  of  the  Media  Bureau.  Prior  to  joining  the  Commission,  Chris  was  an  attorney  in  the  media  practice  group  at  Wiley,  Rein,  and  Fielding.  He  received  his  undergraduate  degree  from 
 Princeton  University,  and  received  his  J.  D.  from  Vanderbilt  Law  School. 


 Commissioner  Tate  stated,  “Chris’s  knowledge  and  experience  in  dealing  with  a  wide  variety  of  media  issues  –  both  in  private  practice  and  here  at  the  Commission  –  will  be  extremely 
 valuable  as  we  embark  upon  a  review  of  the  media  ownership  rules  and  other  important  matters.” 


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