White House Adds Communications Staffers

By John Eggerton
( Broadcasting & Cable )
published

The White House has officially expanded its communications team, confirming the addition of Kayleigh McEnany as press secretary, replacing Stephanie Grisham.

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In addition, Alyssa Farah has been named director of strategic communications. She had been press secretary for the Department of Defense.

In addition, Ben Williamson, senior adviser to White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, will become senior communications adviser.

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.