Public Knowledge Taps Falcon for Government Affairs

By John Eggerton
( Broadcasting & Cable )
published

Ernesto Falcon has joined Public Knowledge as director of government affairs, effective June 1.

Falcon had been a legislative assistant to House Energy & Commerce Committee member Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.), who announced earlier this year that he will retire when his current term is up.

It is a new position for the group, which advocates for fair-use rights.

"We thought it was time to have someone dedicated to making our positions more well known on Capitol Hill and around town, and Ernesto is the perfect candidate," said Public Knowledge spokesman Art Brodsky.

John Eggerton
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.