Dana Perino Exiting BBG

Dana Perino is leaving the Broadcasting Board of Governors
at the end of the year.

Perino, former press secretary to President George W. Bush,
said in a note to other board members about the decision that her move to New
York had reduced her ability to participate on the board to her own standard
for public service. "I do not see that changing in the foreseeable future;
therefore, I felt the best thing to do was clear the way for someone
else."

BBG is an independent entity overseeing all U.S. government
backed non-military, international broadcasting comprising broadcasts in 59
languages via Voice of America (VOA), the Office of Cuba Broadcasting (OCB),
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), Radio Free Asia (RFA), and the Middle
East Broadcasting Networks.

John Eggerton

Contributing editor John Eggerton has been an editor and/or writer on media regulation, legislation and policy for over four decades, including covering the FCC, FTC, Congress, the major media trade associations, and the federal courts. In addition to Multichannel News and Broadcasting + Cable, his work has appeared in Radio World, TV Technology, TV Fax, This Week in Consumer Electronics, Variety and the Encyclopedia Britannica.