NPR Names Paul Haaga Acting CEO

9-13-13

The NPR board of directors announced today that Paul Haaga will serve as Acting President and CEO of NPR as of September 30. Haaga has served on the board since 2011, most recently as vice chair of the board and chair of its finance committee. Haaga will succeed NPR President and CEO Gary Knell, who recently resigned to become president and CEO of the National Geographic Society. NPR has appointed a search committee, co-chaired by board members Florence Rogers, president and GM, Nevada Public Radio, and John Wotowicz, managing partner, Concentric Capital, to lead the search.

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Acting FCC Chair To Receive NABOB Award

7-9-13

NABOB and the Power of Urban Radio Forum have announcement that Acting FCC Chairwoman Mignon Clyburn will receive the NABOB-PUR Leadership Award during the 37th Annual NABOB Fall Conference and 13th Annual Power of Urban Radio Forum, being held October 2-4, in Washington, DC.

NABOB announced in its press release that, "Chairwoman Clyburn is a strong advocate for underrepresented and underserved consumers, and has worked with NABOB on many important issues since first being appointed as a commissioner in 2009."

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Clyburn Names Ratcliffe Acting Enforcement Chief

6-4-13
FCC Acting Chairwoman Mignon Clyburn announced Robert Ratcliffe will serve as Acting Chief of the FCC?s Enforcement Bureau. Ratcliffe currently serves as Deputy Chief of the Media Bureau. The previous Chief, Michele Ellison, was recently named Chief of Staff. Ratcliffe has worked at the FCC for more than 35 years, including tenures as the Acting Chief of the Media Bureau in 2009 and as Deputy Chief of the Enforcement Bureau from 2006 until 2009. 

Ratcliffe also served as interim media advisor to former FCC Chairman Alfred C. Sikes and held various policy positions in the former Mass Media Bureau, including Deputy Chief of the Bureau and Assistant Chief of the Policy and Rules and Video Services Divisions.  He began his career at the FCC in the original Cable Television Bureau, holding a variety of positions, including Chief of the Policy Review & Development Division.

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