NEWS News media Information 202 / 418-0500Fax-On-Demand 202 / 418-2830 TTY 202/418-2555Internet: http://www.fcc.govftp.fcc.gov Federal Communications Commission 445 12th 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). FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: NEWS MEDIA CONTACT: Tuesday, September 11, 2007 Clyde Ensslin 202-418-0506 GREGORY CRAWFORD NAMED FCC CHIEF ECONOMIST Washington, DC – Gregory Crawford has been named Chief Economist of the FCC. His predecessor, Michelle Connolly, has returned to North Carolina, where she is a member of the Economics faculty at Duke University FCC Chairman Kevin Martin said, “I am grateful for all the hard work Michelle has done for us this past year, and I am very excited to have someone of Greg’s caliber joining us.” Dr. Crawford is an expert in the fields of Industrial Organization, Econometrics, and Media Economics. Dr. Crawford currently serves as an Assistant Professor of Economics in the Eller College of Management at the University of Arizona. Prior to joining Eller, he was an Assistant Professor of Economics at Duke University. Dr. Crawford received his B.A. in Economics with Honors from the University of Pennsylvania. He received his Ph.D. in Economics from Stanford University. He is currently an Associate Editor at the International Journal of Industrial Organization. -FCC-