Communications Personals
Entercom promotes Louise Kramer to chief operating officer; hires Stephanie Callihan, ex-iHeartMedia, as vice president-general manager, Austin; and adds David Levy, Turner Broadcasting System, to board ... Crown Media promotes Lisa Barroso to senior vice president-distribution ... Senate Commerce Committee Chairman John Thune, R-S.D., hires Chandler Smith, American Hotel & Lodging Association, as communications director for Thune’s leadership office, the Senate Republican Conference, effective May 11, and promotes Ryan Wrasse to communications director, Thune’s personal office, effective May 18, succeeding Rachel Millard, leaving for Glover Park Group ... American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers elects board member Doug Wood, composer and producer, writer vice chairman, and as publisher member Jody Gerson, Universal Music Publishing Group.
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Named to FCC Consumer Advisory Committee, which continues to be chaired by Debra Berlyn (see 1505050035), representing the National Consumers League, are: Christopher Baker, representing AARP; Stephen Pociask, American Consumer Institute; Paul Schroeder, American Foundation for the Blind; Traci Morris, American Indian Policy Institute; Katie McAuliffe, Americans for Tax Reform; Mark DeFalco, Appalachian Regional Commission; Amina Fazlullah, Benton Foundation; Art Neill, New Media Rights; Shirley Rooker, Call for Action; Chris Calabrese, Center for Democracy & Technology; Hannah Sassaman, Center for Media Justice; Melissa Newman, CenturyLink; Todd O’Boyle, Common Cause; Debbie Goldman, Communication Workers of America; Ken McEldowney, Consumer Action; Julie Kearney, CEA; Irene Leech, Consumer Federation of America; Claude Stout, Deaf and Hard of Hearing Consumer Advocacy Network; Barry Umansky, Digital Policy Institute; Lauren Wilson, Free Press; Eve Andersson, Google; Geoffrey Manne, International Center for Law and Economics; Joslyn Day, Massachusetts Department of Telecommunications and Cable; Ann Bobeck, NAB; Yejin Jang, National Association of Counties; Kenneth Mallory, National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates; Mitsuko Herrera, National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors; Stephanie Podey, NCTA; Olivia Wein, National Consumer Law Center; Michael Scurato, National Hispanic Media Coalition; Laura Moy, Open Technology Institute; Victoria Phillips, Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property; Luisa Lancetti, T-Mobile; Christina Gagnier, Technology Resources and Internet Literacy; Ann Berkowitz, Verizon; and Alex Phillips, Wireless Internet Service Provider Association ... Lobbyist registrations: Fairness in Music Licensing Coalition, R. J. Hudson Associates, effective May 1 ... Gannett, Grossman Heinz, effective March 23 ... Poker Players Alliance, Current Government Relations, effective March 30.