The National Association of Broadcasters has given lobbyist Douglas Wiley the boot. Wiley was hired by NAB in 2006 to lead the government relations team as executive vice president of government relations but his position was latter shifted to executive vice president in charge of the administration and agencies. A source familiar with NAB's team said Wiley's position was eliminated last month.
Prior to joining NAB, Wiley served as a senior vice president of government relations for the Electronic Industries Alliance, director of government relations for Alcatel, a vice president at the Telecommunications Industry Association, and director of legislative affairs for the Competitive Telecommunications Association. He also spent time on Capitol Hill as a senior legislative assistant to the former chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Thomas Bliley, R-Va. He holds a master's degree in business administration from George Washington University.
NAB spokesman Dennis Wharton said the group "does not comment on personnel issues." NAB's lobbying team is currently being headed by Laurie Knight, a Democrat who formerly worked as the legislative director for Rep. Jim Turner, D-Texas. Prior to joining NAB, she spent more than five years with the National Beer Wholesalers Association.
--Winter Casey
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