Media Contact: 
Will Wiquist, (202) 418-0509
will.wiquist@fcc.gov
For Immediate Release
CHAIRMAN PAI ANNOUNCES MEDIA RELATIONS STAFF CHANGES
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WASHINGTON, May 1, 2017 – Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai today
announced that he has appointed Brian Hart as Director of the FCC’s Office of Media Relations.  
With Mr. Hart’s appointment, Acting Director Mark Wigfield will return to his role as deputy 
director.
“Adding Brian to our skilled team of public affairs professionals will help ensure that we keep the 
public informed and engage productively with the news media,” said Chairman Pai.  “We look 
forward to the leadership, sound judgment, and experience Brian will bring to our media relations 
team.”
Mr. Hart most recently served as communications director for U.S. Senator Roy Blunt of 
Missouri.  Prior to his work for Senator Blunt, Mr. Hart worked for then-Senators Sam 
Brownback of Kansas and Judd Gregg of New Hampshire.  Mr. Hart has also worked on policy 
and media relations in the private sector for Hill and Knowlton Strategies, Ketchum Public 
Relations, H&R Block, and the Southeastern Conference.  
Chairman Pai also thanked Mr. Wigfield for his leadership of the Office of Media Relations:
“Mark is an excellent communications professional and advisor.  He exemplifies the skill and 
dedication of the career staff of the Commission.  I am deeply grateful to Mark for his superb 
work during this transition and thank him for his continued service.”
The FCC’s Office of Media Relations is the agency’s liaison to the news media.  It provides
information to the public about the work of the FCC, manages content on the Commission’s 
website, oversees release of FCC documents, leads the agency’s social media accounts, and 
manages audio/visual services for the Commission’s public meeting room.
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www.fcc.gov/office-media-relations
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. Cir. 1974).