NCTA Makes Executive Appointments

The National Cable & Telecommunications Association has promoted two execs and re-hired a third.

Eleanor Winter, VP, special projects, has been named senior VP, special projects, running the association's political action committee (PAC), among other things.

Returning to NCTA as VP, congressional relations, is Steve Vest. Vest had been VP, congressional affairs two years ago before exiting to become VP, government affairs, for Gemstar-TV Guide, and director of government affairs for law firm Bracewell & Giuliani.

Wanda Townsend, senior director, government relations, has been named VP, government relations.

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.